A recent experimental study found that a hypothetical politician who makes offensive racist comments in a tweet, but frames it as challenging "political correctness," was less likely to be criticized by the research subjects for the offensive racist comment.

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The study likely reflects the phenomenon where framing offensive comments as a challenge to political correctness can reduce the perception of offensiveness among some audiences, who may prioritize free speech or anti-political correctness stances over the content of the comment itself.

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