Political correctness has become a term of abuse,even though it has given dignity and hope to millions. The movement needs a rebrandIn 1996, while on a lecture tour in New York, or I used the term black instead of African American,and was shouted at. The American descendents of slaves were finally reclaiming their Africanness. To forget that was a cardinal sin. At another event I was accused of being a sellout because I adore Shakespeare. Dead white males were allotment of European hegemony. How could I extol (to praise, revere) one of them? Related: People of colour are painfully absent from our museums. Let’s change that | Lola Okolosie For all its excesses, political correctness ensured public discourse was refined and safeContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com