Essay On Biased Language

Biased language is constantly evolving and changing as society changes. Things that were once acceptable words and terms as a way of classifying groups of people are politically incorrect and offensive to those groups of people. Stereotyping is also a way that many people offend others. However, such biased language is still used in everyday conversations. Sometimes the use of this language is done so unknowingly or the person using it is unaware of just how offensive this langue can be. Biased language is used to classify and stereotype people of radial and ethnic groups, and it is used in a lot of everyday conversation. In the conversations I experienced in conversations I had and in ones I heard others having contained more racial and …show more content…
One of the most used stereotypes I hear is used towards gay men and the person is questioning their masculinity and considering them less of a man because of their sexual orientation. Another that I hear often is towards people who are attracted to multiple genders suggesting that anyone who is attracted to multiple genders will eventually pick a side, are going through a phase, or are just doing it for attention. This kind of language comes not just from people outside the LGBT community but within the LGBT community. Much of it I have heard from gay men and women who think that being attracted to multiple genders is a way of looking for attention and does not mean that that person is part of the gay community because they still have straight privilege, which is all false. Biased language towards people who are transgender attacks and tries to invalidate their gender. Things such as slurs and intentional use of the wrong pronouns are offensive to a person who is transgender. There are also told that they might be confused or going through a phase. The LGBT community is constantly having biased language being used from both outside the community and within the community