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The term "political correctness" has always appalled me, reminding me of Orwell's "Thought Police" and fascist regimes.

Helmut Newton

The term "political correctness" has always appalled me, reminding me of Orwell's "Thought Police" and fascist regimes.

Tags: censorship, fascism, ideas, language, orwellian, political correctness, thought police, words

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About Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German photographer. The New York Times described him as a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."