From: Andrew Barton <AndrewBarton_at_...>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 18:10:40 -0400
>> In a message dated 8/13/02 3:07:05 PM, Nick_at_... writes:
>> << Plenty of people in the RW think it does - and that language shapes
(or
>>*can* shape, or can be *made* to shape) the way we think. >>
> If they didn't, why would "p.c." exist at all?
The term Political Correctness is itself a very strong example of
introducing a term into the language and shaping thought by doing so.