Politically correct language
In a recent column, Leonard Pitts wrote about thought police (my phrase, not his) who objected his use of the word “ladies.” After being told that he was bad, and even probably sexist, he was overcome with guilt.
He agreed with the present-day Inquisition that he was guilty of heresy, that he was too sanguineous about his use of words, and that he needed reform because his thinking still had a hint of traditionalism.
To prevent the language “becoming a minefield” for him and, by implication for us, I recommend daily reading of the Fourth Article of the Bill of Rights which states: “The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, to write, publish their sentiments…”
Saul Vydas
Columbus
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