I think its fair to say that political correctness is a sign of good politics. Long long ago, Brits used to name their ships "HMS something" as HM could conveniently mean either Her Majesty or His Majesty. It may have been that they didn't want to waste point and ink, rather than being politically correct but the paint is they had thought of eventualities.
If I had to correct a system, I would first start with my house. So, how come the 57 year old Indian Republic has been so myopic? We had a President (Radhakrishnan) for whom we celebrate Teacher's day. We had a Gyani President (Zail Singh) for whom we crack sardarji jokes. Until recently, we had a genius scientist who had a great hairdo. It surprises me that all these greats never thought of one fundamental question "What if a woman occupies this house as President? Should this house then be renamed as Rashtrapatni Bhavan?"... something for Pratibha Patil to figure out.
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