Political correctness also existed back in the USSR, so - TopicsExpress



          

Political correctness also existed back in the USSR, so nostalgically remembered by the Beatles. The basic concept was the same as in today’s West, but the interpretation was different. Far from being proscribed, jokes about racial minorities, Jews, women and cripples were actively encouraged. The political correctness the authorities enforced really was political. Hence a joke about communism or any of its figureheads would act as a starting gun for a race. The listeners, including the joker’s close friends, would fall over themselves rushing to report the offender to the KGB (or its precursors).
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:19:51 +0000

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