Political correctness: a force for good? A Munk Debate
The resolution? “What you call political correctness, I call progress…” On May 18th, the redoubtable Stephen Fry (self-admitted soft leftie)…
The resolution? “What you call political correctness, I call progress…” On May 18th, the redoubtable Stephen Fry (self-admitted soft leftie)…
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