The following is the 2007 winning entry from an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.
This year a definition required for the contemporary term, 'Political Correctness'.
The winner wrote: 'Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'
HJFinAZ: The following is the 2007 winning entry from an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.
This year a definition required for the contemporary term, 'Political Correctness'.
The winner wrote: 'Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'
As soon as I read the word Doctrine, I skimmed, hope I haven't negated anything or offended anyone...Doctrines = Theories in a hurry
Seems on reading the quote in post I may not have been far wrong
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Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.
This year a definition required for the contemporary term, 'Political
Correctness'.
The winner wrote: 'Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a
delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous
mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely
possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.'