Civilities: In defense of 'political correctness'

I'm sensing something in the air these days, and it's not pretty. At a recent dinner party, my host went on a rant about Caitlyn Jenner (whom she insisted on calling "Bruce Jenner"), which devolved, quickly into a full-throttle tirade against being "politically correct." Days earlier I'd gotten an e-mail from a friend ranting about how "the whole PC crap brings on gagging." He cited a few of his own non-PC preferences, including: "Orientals, not Asians. Dwarf/midget, not little person. Little ba...