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George Carlin - Euphemisms & political correctness

aaron pryor · comedy · Watch on YouTube

Stand-up & sketch comedyLanguage & linguisticsFree speech, censorship & civil liberties

What it is

A George Carlin routine on euphemisms and political correctness, tracing how shell shock became PTSD. The uploader adds context about euphemism in political language.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads about renaming and sanitized language as a classic comedic statement of the case against euphemism.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “George Carlin says it best (as usual...)”

    Carlin on euphemism and political correctness

    yotamoron, 2021-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Medical Student banished from UVA campus for questioning Microaggressions”

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Topics: george carlin, stand-up, political correctness, ptsd, euphemism

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