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@mooks
It might not be your intention, but trotting out the 'political correctness' argument instantly makes me switch off. I'm sure you've got plenty of interesting stuff to say, but it's such a weak argument and it's never really stood up to closer scrutiny - normally a person brings it up, a few people nod their heads, hmm-ing in quiet, murmured agreement, without actually considering the implications of their actions.
It always reminds me of that Stewart Lee clip on YouTube (paraphrasing):
"They say I can't write racial abuse in excrement on my Pakistani neighbour's car; it's political correctness gone mad it is."
I answer people who use that line with a question - 'so what exactly is it this 'political correctness' nonsense stopping you from doing or saying?'