Meaning of words may change with the times - but they can still hurt

SEANAD leader Mary O’Rourke’s comments at her recent selection celebration gave rise to a public outcry.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2006 - 00:00

Some protested that her use of the phrase “worked like blacks” was deeply offensive and ill-advised, while others claimed that objections to such phraseology were just another example of political correctness gone mad.

So, which was it?

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