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'''Politically correct language''' consists of linguistic restrictions imposed by authorities or pressure groups. The most common motive is enforce the worldview or sensibilities of these groups while preventing expression of any competing ideas or attitudes. The Nazis and Communists were the first to do this in modern times in the West, but the Japanese had their "[[thought police]]" too. George Orwell's ''1984'' famously incorporated the notion of limiting thought through langauge (see [[Newspeak]]).

'''Politically correct language''' consists of linguistic restrictions imposed by authorities or pressure groups. The most common motive is to enforce the worldview or sensibilities of these groups while preventing expression of any competing ideas or attitudes. The Nazis and Communists were the first to do this in modern times in the West, but the Japanese had their "[[thought police]]" too. George Orwell's ''1984'' famously incorporated the notion of limiting thought through langauge (see [[Newspeak]]).

In the U.S., some radicals advanced the notion that certain words communicated stereotypes which  unjustifiably demeaned or excluded certain kinds of people. In the 1960s, feminists began to demand that the neutral pronouns ''he'', ''him'' and ''his'' be replaced with expressions like "he or she", "him or her", "them", etc. This was part of their campaign to redefine the social roles traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity.

In the U.S., some radicals advanced the notion that certain words communicated stereotypes which  unjustifiably demeaned or excluded certain kinds of people. In the 1960s, feminists began to demand that the neutral pronouns ''he'', ''him'' and ''his'' be replaced with expressions like "he or she", "him or her", "them", etc. This was part of their campaign to redefine the social roles traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity.