Original sentence: A commonly mocked "example" of political correctness is the use of "gender-neutral" terms to describe occupations ("fire-fighter" instead of "fireman," "chairperson" instead of "chairman," etc.Generally, these words and phrases touch on groups with minority or "suspect class" status, such as racial and religious minorities, women, homosexuals, the handicapped, and others.Political correctness is a term used to describe dictional alterations designed to euphemize or eliminate certain words and phrases considered inappropriate by some members of a society.The term is sometimes used to mock the practice (and advocates) of certain forms of identity politics, including gay rights, feminism, multiculturalism and the disability rights movement.The term often appears in the adjectival form politically correct (often abbreviated PC).Those who adopt this mocking attitude frequently do so because they believe proponents of political correctness are overly sensitive or even coercive in their linguistic practices
Edited sentence: ), for example, might be referrred to as "political correctness" to charcterize its proponents as overly sensitive or even coercive.Political correctness is a term used to disparage efforts to raise awareness about and eliminate social and political biases in language and other forms of representation.The term is used to mock the idea that carefully chosen words, language, and behavior may be used to encourage, promote, or establish outcomes and relationships that benefit society as a whole; in doing so, it targets, in general, advocates of certain forms of identity politics, especially gay rights, feminism, multiculturalism and the disability rights movement.The term often appears in the adjective form politically correct (often abbreviated PC).The use of "gender-neutral" terms to describe occupations ("fire-fighter" instead of "fireman," "chairperson" instead of "chairman," etc