Political correctness is a problem that has swept over America in recent years. Every word anyone says in all walks of life, from politics, to business, to school, has become politically correct to avoid hurting anyone’s feelings. Everybody is a victim and everybody gets butthurt at the simplest words or phrases that come out of a guy’s mouth. The American society as an entirety has become too politically correct, from the politics of our government, to the businesses of our economy and the people who represent them, and to the classrooms of our nation’s high schools, colleges, and universities. How is the term “politically correct” defined exactly? Political correctness can be defined in different ways by different people, but all the definitions
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Donald Trump might not be politically correct, but he is not immune to the backlash from the words that come out of his mouth. For example, when he made controversial comments about punishing women who attain abortions, he had an army of feminists around the country out for blood. And now that I mentioned feminists, I’ll bring up valid points made in the article on political correctness in The Economist. The article talks about how feminists call for all communications to be gender neutral, meaning turning firemen to firefighters. Feminists also prefer people to stop using the word “he” in a general sense and start using gender neutral terms or including a “her” along with the “he.” So now society has to comb through papers and speeches to replace any gender specific words to a gender neutral alternative for what? Oh yeah, to avoid having the feminist army come down in full force on them yelling “sexist.” The punishment for not saying what a group of people deem as “politically correct” is the angry mob at your door tomorrow. There is an immense pressure on politicians, businesspeople, and other high profile people to be politically correct in every aspect of their lives. The backlash politicians and other high profile personalities experience from a reprehensible comment can cost them elections, jobs, and of utmost importance to them;
Donald Trump might not be politically correct, but he is not immune to the backlash from the words that come out of his mouth. For example, when he made controversial comments about punishing women who attain abortions, he had an army of feminists around the country out for blood. And now that I mentioned feminists, I’ll bring up valid points made in the article on political correctness in The Economist. The article talks about how feminists call for all communications to be gender neutral, meaning turning firemen to firefighters. Feminists also prefer people to stop using the word “he” in a general sense and start using gender neutral terms or including a “her” along with the “he.” So now society has to comb through papers and speeches to replace any gender specific words to a gender neutral alternative for what? Oh yeah, to avoid having the feminist army come down in full force on them yelling “sexist.” The punishment for not saying what a group of people deem as “politically correct” is the angry mob at your door tomorrow. There is an immense pressure on politicians, businesspeople, and other high profile people to be politically correct in every aspect of their lives. The backlash politicians and other high profile personalities experience from a reprehensible comment can cost them elections, jobs, and of utmost importance to them;