Also see light . To impart a very smooth finish to a surface , or such a finish itself. Also, the material which can be used to produce such a finish, either by rubbing with a mild abrasive or by the action of chemicals. The momentum of this movement came largely from the political left, and from intense debates taking place on college and university campuses. See ethnocentrism , feminism, multiculturalism , pluralism , xenophilia , and xenophobia .
Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line.
What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others. The thing has been blown up out of all proportion. Observer , London, Aug. 25, 1991. This term is usually used to describe sculptural or decorative objects finished or decorated with paint or glazes . This sculpture of Aphrodite is amusing Eros with a spinning top illustrates a tendency towards genre sculpture which was characteristic of Hellenistic art .