TheOtherDave comments on Open Thread, June 16-30, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 27 June 2012 02:02:40PM 1 point [-]

merely mentioning political correctness means that many readers will instantly see you or me as one of those people

In my experience, using "political correctness" frequently has this effect, but mentioning its referent needn't and often doesn't.