Lost In Translation: Molly Worthen's Loaded Words

Everyone has a different way of expressing themselves, understanding and thinking depending on where they came from and where they live. Three articles talks about how our own comprehension and communication with other people around us can be affected by our language. In the article “Loaded Words” the author suggests reconsidering what labels we put on certain people. In “Lost in Translation” Lera Boroditsky demonstrates how the languages we use and speak may determine how we view at and perceive the world. In “Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like” Molly Worthen explains how certain phrase that we use may uncover so many things related to us and our beliefs and habits, and how some of these phrases may harm our interactions and relation with other people. The language people speak shape the way they think and it also influences how they see the world. Different forms of cultures have different ways of thinking and understanding because of their language and where they grew up. One example from the …show more content…
In the article “Loaded Words” the author mentioned “white Christian American “lone gunman” killers are often scrutinised for mental-health problems… Killers known to be Muslims are more likely to be suspected of terrorism straight away, not insanity.” (“Loaded Words”). This shows about the effects of implying bias connotations on certain groups of people that will lift and praise one and demonize the others. Specifically the white Americans, if you hear this words most likely people would think of great things specially if you live here, you almost wouldn’t hear a negative word attach to white Americans. While the Muslims suffers from the negative connotations attached to it. Which is so unfair to the Muslims because not every Muslims are bad or a terrorist and there are too many of them around the world to generalize that they would do harmful things