Politiquement correct: tour d'horizon et acceptions

Ever since the rise of Political Correctness in America, the “code of good practice” is the proper procedure. The author approaches political correctness from different perspectives, from politics to the Declaration of the Rights of Man to humour. A general view of the concept is presented which includes a look into the meaning of the expression, very often associated with hypocrisy or with the “Langue de bois”, leading to the conclusion that it is man’s great capacity for adaptation that allows him to continuously develop new oratory strategies.