The term “politically correct” was born out of this. It describes the process in which bad things are made more palatable through renaming. Other examples include:
war profiteering -> military industrial complex
imperialism -> spreading democracy
person killed by police -> officer-involved shooting
schools experiencing de facto segregation -> inner-city schools
The term “politically correct” was born out of this. It describes the process in which bad things are made more palatable through renaming. Other examples include: