Political Correctness
The show, which featured a black character called Chalky (played by Glen Whitter) in several episodes, may be considered dated in terms of its political correctness. Nevertheless, in the episode entitled "The Snake" Stan is attracted to and goes out with an Indian snake charmer character played by Julia Mendez; such interracial relationships were very rare on television of the period. But with the very obvious exception of Olive, most female characters are mainly featured as objects of sexual desire or in the case of female inspectors, ridicule.
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Famous quotes containing the words political correctness, political and/or correctness:
“Political correctness is driving machismo underground and recalling effeminacy from exile.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man’s interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“Rather would I have the love songs of romantic ages, rather Don Juan and Madame Venus, rather an elopement by ladder and rope on a moonlight night, followed by the father’s curse, mother’s moans, and the moral comments of neighbors, than correctness and propriety measured by yardsticks.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)