>> So maybe we ought to be more careful about
  >> how we use the term.
  >
  > Or, maybe we ought to be more careful about
  > saying sexist things!

Reworded in the context of McCarthyism:

  >> In this society, being labelled a "Communist"
  >> is pretty close to excommunication. So maybe we
  >> ought to be more careful about how we use the
  >> term.
  >
  > Or, maybe we ought to be more careful about saying
  > Communist things!