misterman
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Yeah, that's pretty much the definition of PC. Modifying behaviour so as not to give unnecessary and unintended offence.
Most people now use PC not to mean simple politeness, but to describe politeness gone to ridiculous extremes. For instance, calling someone who is short "height-challenged."
This has led to crying wolf situation, and it has allowed rude jerks to whine "PC!" even when they are simply being rude.