More on political correctness

Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end.

This was a great and all-inclusive definition of PC picked up here.

There's an annual contest at Bond University, Australia, calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term. This year's chosen term was 'political correctness'.

(With thanks to Peter the Hungarian for the tip).

I kept this quote for a nice case of PC absurdity and here comes a yearly resume of some blissfully idiotic cases. Ladies and gentlemen, The 11 Most Politically Correct Moments on College Campuses in 2014! Laugh or cry - it's up to you.

(I will let you read the article, putting here just the highlights to whet your appetite):

1. Princeton University students launched a microaggression-reporting service.
2. College students invented a roofie-detecting nail polish — only to be told that that’s actually also rape culture.
3. Students hosted an anti-rape-culture rally only to be told that’s — yep — actually also rape culture.
4. A school campaigned against “offensive” language such as “wuss,” “you guys,” and “derp” because it has an “oppressive impact on culture.
5. Students opposed a female-to-male transgender candidate for class diversity officer because he’s a white man.
6. A school told its orientation officers not to use the word “freshman” because it promotes rape.
7. A liberal group demanded the school teach a mandatory transgender-sensitivity class to right the wrongs of colonial America.
8. A student newspaper’s editorial board wrote a whole piece about how racist bras are.
9. The War on Tacos.
10. The War on Coconut Bras.
11. Harvard University was about to stop buying water machines from the Israeli company SodaStream because they might be a microaggression.