Commenting in 2001, one such British journalist, Polly Toynbee, said "the phrase is an empty, right-wing smear, designed only to elevate its user", and, in 2010, "the phrase 'political correctness' was born as a coded cover for all who still want to say Paki, spastic, or queer".
Komentarišući 2001 godinu, jedan britanski novinar Poli Tajnbi, rekao je “izraz je prazan, desno krilo, dizajnirao je samo da bi podiglo svog korisnika”,: u 2010 godini “Izraz politička korektnost rodjena je kao kodiran naslov za sve one koji još uvek žele da kažu Paki, spastički ili peder.