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In an article about natural hot dogs, the NY Times reproduces the "PC food" meme I criticized last year in this cartoon:

In a country increasingly enamored of specialty sausages and natural beef, hot dog sales have slumped. But a new dog might save the day, one that is better for the environment and the animals, healthier for the body and, perhaps most important, doesn't taste like some kind of jailhouse punishment lunch.

The politically correct frankfurter.

It seems like a harmless joke, but it really does reinforce the right-wing narrative that caring about the environment and our health is some sort of repressive adherence to a snooty set of beliefs. Look, being opposed to poisoning humanity is NOT a form of elitism. It is basic morality. For goodness sakes, we're living under the Church Lady administration! If anyone is "politically correct" it is these people.

I hear progressives throw around the term "PC" all the time. Each time we do, we re-create the Republicans' version of reality. Also, the joke is really getting old.