The "P" in PC

[sean miguel]

can also stand for pussification - as in the Minnesota state legislature renaming the asian carp so as not to hurt the feelings of asians.

Here’s a goofy story we regret missing earlier this year: The Great Lakes are under ****** from an invasive species, fish of the Cyprinidae ******, which threaten to overwhelm the fragile ecosystem of the world’s largest freshwater lakes. However, they’re commonly known as “Asian carp” and, as such, the biggest concern is that the name is offensive.

Back in April, Minnesota’s State Senate approved a bill amendment that would rename the “Asian carp” — i.e. the black, bighead, grass, and silver carp species — something that would absolutely not offend Asians, due to the carp’s association with a growing pestilence. CBS reported that the bill was created “in response to concern by some people that the current term casts people from Asian cultures in a negative light.”

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I haven't read Orwell's 1984 since the 8th grade. But I remember there was an entire department dedicated to eliminating words from the vocabulary that were deemed at odds with party dogma.