What David Sedaris has said about Political correctness and progressive language

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 14, 2026

David Sedaris, American humorist, essayist and diarist, has been quoted on Political correctness and progressive language 2 times in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on June 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

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Sedaris argues that people avoided sympathizing with him over a dog bite because the owners were drug users, fearing being seen as Republican.
“since when did allowing dogs to bite people become a Democrat point of principle? I just don't understand that”
Pod Save America: David Sedaris is Mostly Bark, Some Bite (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 20:29
Sedaris says he will not write about prostitutes for The New Yorker because the magazine requires the term sex worker.
“So I will never write about a prostitute and the New Yorker because I don't want to use the word sex worker”
Pod Save America: David Sedaris is Mostly Bark, Some Bite (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 33:53

David Sedaris is Mostly Bark, Some Bite
Pod Save America · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Jon Lovett talks with humorist David Sedaris about his essay collection The Land and Its People, his Trump-supporting father, progressive language, a dog bite, marriage and aging.