politically correct

Language: en

Meaning: (politics)Possessing orconformingto thecorrectpoliticalpositions; following theofficialpoliciesof thegovernmentor apolitical party.Synonyms:dogmatic,orthodoxAntonyms:heretical,unorthodox,politically incorrect1793, U.S. Supreme Court,Chisholm v State of GA, 2 US 419 (1793)Sentiments and expressions of this inaccurate kind prevail in our common, even in our convivial, language. Is a toast asked? ‘The United States’, instead of the ‘People of the United States’, is the toast given. This is notpolitically correct.1934/1970,Walter Benjamin,"The Author as Producer"(address at the Institute for the Study of Fascism, Paris, April 27, 1934), as translated by John Heckman forNew Left Review1/62, July-August 1970:[On] the one hand we should demand that the poet's work conform to the correct political tendency, on the other hand we have the right to expect that his work be of high quality. [...] I want to show you that the political tendency of a work can only bepolitically correctif it is also literarily correct. That means that the correct political tendency includes a literary tendency. For, just to clarify things right away, this literary tendency, which is implicitly or explicitly contained in every correct political tendency – that, and nothing else constitutes the quality of a work.1964March 23,Lyndon B. Johnson,Remarks in Atlantic City at the Convention of the United Auto Workers‎[1]:I am here to tell you that we are going to do those things which need to be done, not because they arepolitically correct, but because they are right. We are going to pass a civil rights bill if it takes all summer.1969, Y. F. Sopin, chapter 5, inThe Bolshevik Party's Struggle Against Trotskyism‎[2], page214:Lenin gave an all-round substantiation of the impossibility of implementing the United States of Europe slogan under capitalism. He said this slogan merged with socialism and acquired political meaning only under socialism. It waspolitically correctalso from the standpoint of the need to overthrow the three reactionary monarchies of Europe—that of Russia, of Germany and of Austria-Hungary.; (idiomatic,sometimesderogatory)Sensitive to giving offense on the grounds of race, sex, etc.1970,Toni Cade,The Black Woman:A man cannot bepolitically correctand a chauvinist too.1981December 14, G:kirk, “Yet Another Camel Joke”, innet.jokes‎[3](Usenet), message-ID <anews.Apopuli.106>:Why do they call camels "Ships-of-the-desert" ?[...]Because they're full of Iranian seamen.(NOW, beingpolitically correctyou must, of course, substitute "martian"What a clever joke this becomes! Hopefully, there are no martians listening. )2008,BioWare,Mass Effect(Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→ISBN,→OCLC, PC, scene: Computers: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Codex entry:The geth serve as a cautionary tale against the dangers of rogue AI, and in Citadel Space they are technically illegal. Advocacy groups argue, however, that an AI is a living, conscious entity deserving the same rights as organics. They argue that continued use of the term "artificial" is institutionalized racism on the part of organic life, the term "synthetic" is considered thepolitically correctalternative.2024, Zoe Kleinman (technology editor), "Why Google's 'woke' AI problem won't be an easy fix"[4](BBC News)It appears that in trying to solve one problem - bias - the tech giant has created another: output which tries so hard to bepolitically correctthat it ends up being absurd.; (idiomatic,politics,derogatory)Stereotypicallyleft-wing; possessing or conforming to stereotypical left-wingsocialviews.Synonym:(British)right-on2007May 3, Daniel Henninger, “After Imus: End the Executions”, inWall Street Journal‎[5]:Don Imus, Bernard McGuirk, Trent Lott, Larry Summers, the Duke lacrosse team, Jimmy the Greek, the kid who yelled "water buffalo" at Penn, Howard Cosell, Jon Stewart, Chief Illiniwek, Jackie Mason and "South Park" all have in common only one thing: They have not beenPolitically Correct.2010, “Politically correct food on the menu in Britain”, inThe Independent‎[6]:From foie gras produced without making birds suffer to "sustainable" fish, British retailers and restaurants are fast embracingpolitically correctfood, helped by celebrity-fuelled pressure.2017, Linda Kalof,The Oxford Handbook of Animal Studies, page434:Even when mounted in the context of animal-centric conferences or events, exhibits of “animal art” routinely display works consisting of animal parts or taxidermied animals—most of which can be viewed while people are eating theirpolitically correctvegan lunch.

Examples:

EN: Aulus Plautius regrets having not first consulted you, but feels sure that you understand that it was politically correct.
ES: Lamenta haber tomado la decisión sin consultarte antes pero está seguro de que comprenderás que la medida era políticamente acertada.
EN: You know, politically correct -- ‟I´m against capital punishment.
ES: Políticamente correcto, "Estoy en contra de la pena capital.
EN: I mean, if I'm gonna do this thing, I want it to be absolutely politically correct.
ES: Es decir, si voy a hacer esto, quiero que sea con toda la corrección política posible.
EN: Hey, what can I say, everybody can't be as politically correct as you and Nick.
ES: ¿Qué puedo decir? No todos pueden ser tan políticamente correctos como vos y Nick.
EN: and the newly rephrased, politically correct motto... "To boldly go where no one has gone before."
ES: Habiendo sido usted mismo primer oficial, sabes que suponiendo que la responsabilidad debe, por definición, incluir la seguridad del capitán.
EN: You're so politically correct.
ES: Eres tan políticamente correcta.
EN: I wasn"t politically correct enough for Comrade Dodd.
ES: No fui correcta para el Camarada Dodd.
EN: I began to see things in a more politically correct light.
ES: Empecé a ver las cosas de una manera más políticamente correcta.
EN: And just 'cause the sister be sweatin' you... about getting positive on the politically correct tip... don't mean that she kickin' the nasty to the curb.
ES: Y sólo porque la hermana te está explotando... sobre cómo obtener un consejo positivo en lo políticamente correcto ... no significa que deje lo sucio del otro lado de la acera.
EN: I thought this outfit was politically correct.
ES: Pensé que este equipo era políticamente correcto.
EN: I'm going to go finish building our sand castle and try to have some fun unless that's not politically correct!
ES: Terminaré de construir nuestro castillo de arena y trataré de divertirme, a menos que eso no sea políticamente correcto.
EN: It's disgusting. But very politically correct.
ES: - Pero políticamente correcto.
EN: What, was that not politically correct?
ES: ¿Qué, no fui políticamente correcto?
EN: I guess it's the politically correct way to say "dress code."
ES: Es la forma políticamente correcta de decir reglas de vestuario.
EN: Hmm, I wonder when this fraternity become so politically correct.
ES: ¿Desde cuándo son tan políticamente correctos?

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