politically incorrect
adjective
: not avoiding language or behavior that could offend a particular group of people
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Years later, Tropic Thunder maintains its reputation as a fearlessly politically incorrect comedy and eviscerating send-up of Hollywood.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Entertainment business and political observers, however, say the fight may be breathing new life into the politically incorrect satire program and providing the comedians behind it with more fodder for their weekly shows than ever.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025
To the filmmakers’ credit, that includes the kind of retrograde, politically incorrect humor — the cops’ anatomical appreciations of Beth are a hoot — that makes the movie feel almost like the old Naked Gun.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders played the two leads, respectively, breaking ground as female characters leading a show with outrageous, politically incorrect humor.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 July 2025
Humans — like Musk himself — often have trouble walking the tight rope between being politically incorrect and offensive.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
At war are the scandalized left and the politically incorrect humor of the right.
—Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
There have been stories in the past suggesting tension between Meghan and Harry's friends over politically incorrect jokes.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Some think a fairy tale that features seven dwarfs is politically incorrect, like Games of Thrones star Peter Dinklage.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Entertainment business and political observers, however, say the fight may be breathing new life into the politically incorrect satire program and providing the comedians behind it with more fodder for their weekly shows than ever.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025
To the filmmakers’ credit, that includes the kind of retrograde, politically incorrect humor — the cops’ anatomical appreciations of Beth are a hoot — that makes the movie feel almost like the old Naked Gun.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders played the two leads, respectively, breaking ground as female characters leading a show with outrageous, politically incorrect humor.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 July 2025
Humans — like Musk himself — often have trouble walking the tight rope between being politically incorrect and offensive.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
At war are the scandalized left and the politically incorrect humor of the right.
—Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
There have been stories in the past suggesting tension between Meghan and Harry's friends over politically incorrect jokes.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Some think a fairy tale that features seven dwarfs is politically incorrect, like Games of Thrones star Peter Dinklage.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Politically incorrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politically%20incorrect. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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