How using offensive language has become mainstream
I have always hated the phrase “political correctness,” not because of the values and ideas for which it stands, but because of the negative connotation that has been unrightfully inserted into its foundation. This phrase has come to imply that sensitivity surrounding words is a political statement shrouded in weakness rather than the act of recognizing, respecting and humanizing people - people whose existences are often overlooked and who are all too often told that they hold no value socially, politically or economically.