The handmaiden bit was probably misused; I meant two things that go hand in hand rather than any allusion to domestic servants.
One of our diversity training packages at work made the point that nobody is in favour of Political Correctness; its only use is pejorative. One can argue that some practices based on diversity are or have been harmful, though I cannot think of one off hand.
If people genuinely flag an injustice without believing then I see your point but it's difficult to find a proven example. It's use is primarily pejorative by folks who don't like the virtue they see as being signalled.
Somebody on here used the term in reference to Marcus Rashford, I cannot think of a less likely example than that of a man remembering his own childhood issues.
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