Culture
The Dark History Of Political Correctness Has A Warning For Us Today
In July 2020, the American Cancer Society attracted comment online by recommending cervical screenings to “individuals with a cervix,” when previously they’d simply said “women.” This was a move to be politically correct and inclusive towards transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people.
By Clare Mohan4 min read
While their choice of language was rightly mocked, it’s worth looking at why they were so keen to be “inclusive,” even when it meant erasing biological women to do so. To understand this, we should look at the history of political correctness, because it has some very sinister undertones.