politically incorrect

adjective

: not avoiding language or behavior that could offend a particular group of people

Examples of politically incorrect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Schrader collects politically incorrect opinions like an 8-year-old acquires Pokémon cards — so much so that he’s been asked by production companies to stop posting to Facebook in the weeks leading up to his films’ releases. Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024 Producing a show about politically incorrect women in 2024 is different than producing a show about politically incorrect women in 2009. Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024 Madonna has been accused of ableism after ‘politically incorrect’ flub about a fan in wheelchair. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 That comedian is Steve Coogan, perhaps best known for creating the character Alan Partridge, a politically incorrect British TV presenter, and for his dueling Michael Caine impressions with fellow funnyman Rob Brydon. Leslie Katz, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Since Curb debuted on HBO in 2000, fans have relished such excruciating scenes, where Larry’s unique combination of privilege and neuroses unleashes politically incorrect chaos. TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 Both are provocative on social issues, can be politically incorrect and, at times, even crude. Tim Higgins, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2024 Of course this would have been a politically incorrect answer. Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024 Steel Panther songs are supposed to rock and be hilariously over-the-top politically incorrect, but they’re not supposed to be poignant. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 July 2023

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“Politically incorrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politically%20incorrect. Accessed 13 May. 2024.

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