Political correctness, or PC for short, is a vastly popular term used to describe the ideology behind refraining from the usage of words that could potentially offend a particular group, especially minorities. The first known use of this word in mass culture dates all the way back to the Soviet Union, in which politicians would use the phrase to describe their neutrality amongst parties. Later, the term adapted into the English language when left-wing liberals joshed PC in order to bring a sense of levity to their constant social justice campaigning. In recent years, the phrase has taken a dangerous turn from being a laughable quipp to being brandished as a weapon that democratic liberals utilize to strike down any opinion that differs from …show more content…
The effort to promote a more tolerant society has polluted America’s legislation with bills that favor the rights of minorities over the rights of the majority. One instance of such acts are the newly emerging neutral bathroom policy laws. This law, designed in favor of transgenders, establishes public bathrooms that any individual can enter regardless of their sex. While democratic liberals back these policies because it allows the LGBTQ community to use the bathroom that corresponds to their identity, the reality that results from this situation is much darker. Author Kaeley Triller realizes the consequences of allowing these neutral bathroom policies in her article: “A Rape Survivor Speaks Out About Transgender Bathrooms”, in which she, being a former victim of sexual assault, explains the dangers of such laws. She states, “I am not saying that transgender people are predators… What I am saying is that there are countless deviant men in this world who will pretend to be transgender as a means of gaining access to the people they want to exploit, namely women and children. It already happens. Just Google Jason …show more content…
This censorship is a total perversion of individual liberty, especially first amendment rights. Falling prey to this PC tactic is President Barack Obama, especially in his 2015 remarks regarding the Charlie Hebdo massacre. In his address, President Obama begins by announcing his grievance of the Hebdo massacre, a French incident in which an Islamist terrorist stormed into the satirical newspaper building of Paris and and opened fire, killing 11 people and injuring 11 more. However, Obama’s remarks take a grueling turn when he states “in modern, complicated, diverse societies, Americans must express civility and restraint and judgement.” In other words, Obama expressed the typical politically correct ideal that freedom of speech should be restricted if it offends another group. Anonymous economist author in “Political Correctness: Anxious Sensitivity” sums up just how chilling Obama’s comments really were. “It’s disturbing”, they begin, “ only a month after Charlie Hebdo massacre, to hear the leader of the free world advocate what is essentially self-censorship.” It is no wonder why Political Correctness has been dubbed, a ‘tyranny of silence’, since even radical attacks are being partially justified with the devious purpose of not offending any individual, even when these individual pose vicious threats to world peace. This censorship is becoming increasingly notorious for layoffs in America.
In this article the research I collected explains the use of political correctness at a University. The purpose of political correctness is to avoid or take extreme measures to desist any action or expression that may exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against. It is clear that majority of the people in this article are not satisfied by the way issues were handled at the University. The author presented relevant information to answer the question; “Is political correctness an enemy of free speech?”. Some government officials that were brought into this situation, agreed with political correctness and what it means. While doing this research I learned that political correctness in not only this, but also is a tool used to control people's speech so that no one feels offended. I believe political correctness is barricade for anyone who wants a power of choice. Moreover, this article is useful for an analysis on limitations for societies in
Imagine living in a country that does not allow us to have the right to think or voice our own options. Living under someone else words and orders is brutal. In this article, “Political correctness? No, politeness” by Neil Joseph, he expresses his thoughts about political correctness. Joseph talks about how the term political correctness has been thrown around quite loosely by candidates. Political correctness is defined as “agreeing with the idea that people should be careful to not use language or behave in a way that could offend a particular group of people” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. People should have the freedom to say what they want to say because no one owns them.
In an article from The Washington Post, Cathy Cuthbertson, a Trump supporter, said, ““You know, I couldn’t say ‘Merry Christmas.’ And when we wrote things, we couldn’t even say ‘he’ or ‘she,’ because we had transgender. People of color. I mean, we had to watch every word that came out of our mouth, because we were afraid of offending someone,”(Tumulty and Johnson). Cuthbertson’s feelings embody much of those who oppose political correctness. Most of the oppositions to political corrections stem from the argument
Trigger warnings, safe spaces, and microaggressions; call it by any name you want, but political correctness has entered our life in academic, work, and personal environments. This fear has created a widespread impact in our scholastic exchanges, our Universities and schools now police the exchange of ideas, the conversation of the minds that they are chartered to encourage, they have suppressed. When it comes to talking about political correctness you have to “watch what you say” you don't want to “offend anybody” but that shouldn`t be the case. We should recognize what you are discussing when you need to discuss political rightness and research a little before you embarrass yourself, then reassess where you stand, lastly go out and get it going. Despite the fact that nothing will change in the event that we don't do anything on a national, worldwide, or neighborhood level, individuals are excessively outrage since we have to teach ourselves, and go and do something and as opposed to getting angry, we can go out and accomplish something.
Political correctness is a concept encouraged in the simplicity of technology. And perhaps, it is political correctness which tears apart and inhibits the expression of the self, leading to suppression and depression. Technology is the vector by which expression can be allowed or burned into ashes.
Freedom of speech is a glorious thing and a privileges of living in the United States of America is being able to express one’s opinion. Segments of society are making an effort to stifle people’s opinions to do what is politically correct. Can people’s ideas of protection be too extreme? In the article, “The Coddling of the American Mind”, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt argue that there is a negative outcome when rules are given to stop people from being offended, and this statement is supported from real life examples, analogies, and reliable sources.
This type of censorship is a form of totalitarianism if one listens to what society says oneself can and cannot say. The only time when political correctness is a good thing is when it is
Political Correctness (Revision #1) In “Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say”, Jonathan Chait explains how the meaning associated with political correctness has changed over the years. In the 90’s, political correctness was first seen in academics and has now made its way to popular culture and social media. Debate is now seemingly impossible because people are afraid to be criticized for what they have to say. Audiences also choose to perceive a speaker’s message based on his race and gender.
In his 2012 book The Next Nightmare, Peter Feaman discerningly defines political correctness as a conformity to the belief that anything which could offend someone’s political sensibilities should be eliminated. This definition reveals the inherent attack on freedom of expression, because in today’s overly sensitive society, there is no telling what could offend someone’s political sensibilities.
In recent years, America has become softer as a country. The term recently that has come to light is politically correct, or as it is commonly referred to “PC.” In today's society people have become so focused on what's PC that the smallest offensive action can result in a massive lawsuit. America's recent development of political correctness is essentially a train the too many people hopped on, and then the train caught way too much speed. This trend has obviously spread like wildfire in the liberal college environment, and has even inhibited colleges from hiring commencement speakers. The point is, everyone in this country has a right to his or her own opinion, and this right should be honored unless it directly threatens the safety or well-being
However, many groups claim that political correctness in society is justified in its efforts to sanitize offensive material created though years of oppressing minorities. What was originally a noble idea, to remove blatant words of offensive meaning, has turned into an “over the top” effort to rid any words of possible controversy. We are regulating our ways of plain speaking, freedom of choice, and freedom of speech. Laws of restrictions on slander and public decency should be decided on the common law methodology and not by the interests of the liberal “mob”. If plain speaking is not allowed, clear thinking is
Political Correctness, or ‘PC’ is seemingly becoming very popular around the nation. Opponents of it argue that people are just getting too sensitive and the ‘PC police’ were stepping in to silence free speech.
The Faults of Forces Within each and every human being on earth, there are internal forces that drive them to make important choices, affect how they act, and sometimes cause asinine mistakes. There are also external forces that affect one’s actions and decisions such as societal standards and the people that set those standards. Pride and Prejudice is a television series based on the novel by Jane Austen. The main character, Elizabeth Bennet, is the second of five daughters.
Coming out as a transgender, identifying with a gender expression that differs from the assigned sex, has proven to be quite difficult through the ages. While the acceptance of transgender people has grown significantly higher throughout the years, people’s stance on them are still quite divided, and the uphill battle for transgender rights has proven this. Just giving transgenders the right to simply go to the bathroom they identify with has shown to be controversial according to the TIME cover Battle of the Bathroom. The TIME magazine makes sure to note the problem defiantly “far more than public facilities” (Scherer par. 9). Transgender rights are a problem that Jamison Green, president for World Professional Association for Transgender Health, thoroughly addresses in a report written by Alan Greenblatt for CQ Researcher. Jamison Green’s specific purpose in that report is to justify why transgender people deserve basic human rights like everybody else, as shown in society, through his use of facts, qualifiers, figurative language, counterarguments, and appeals to logic and values.
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