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George Carlin - Euphemisms & political correctness
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A George Carlin routine on euphemisms and political correctness, tracing how shell shock became PTSD. The uploader adds context about euphemism in political language.
Cited in threads about renaming and sanitized language as a classic comedic statement of the case against euphemism.
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