Tonic for an age that dare not speak for fear …

… Dorothy Parker: The Antidote to Political Correctness - Speakeasy - WSJ. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

When someone asked her if she could use “horticulture” in a sentence, Dorothy Parker responded, “You can lead a horticulture but you can’t make her think.”

It’s a classic, and every time I post it on Facebook there are dozens of appreciative comments. And while there are often one or two prissy responses to any given quote, nothing could prepare me for the agenda-driven, politically correct commenter who responded that she was “shocked” Dorothy Parker could be “so insensitive to sex workers.”