The Influence Of Political Correctness On College Campuses

Imagine a gymnasium filled with young minds, scratching away frivolously at their desks. It is final exam season, a time which students have spent dozens of hours preparing for. Now imagine that as you sit writing this exam, a few young men sitting behind you begin talking amongst themselves in a foreign language. As you may already know, talking to your peers during an exam is strictly prohibited. One of the exam moderators approaches to discipline these young men but upon coming closer suddenly turns and walks away in the other direction; the moderator did not walk away due to another deviant individual or stimulus. Why did the moderator leave and allow these young men to continue with what was obviously cheating? Because the men were speaking in Arabic; they were Muslim. The moderator turned a blind eye because they were terrified of the ramifications of singling out a minority group as having done something immoral. They were afraid of being branded a racist, losing their job, and being ostracized by their friend group for intervening in a comparatively insignificant matter.
Unfortunately, this is just a fraction of the effects political correctness has had on college campuses …show more content…
Its importance should be self-evident to anyone who has ever spoken, read, or written. Without a doubt, the United States of America was not so long ago the pinnacle of mankind’s achievement, a pinnacle with a foundation on the First Amendment. It was once the prime generator of truth but political correctness has choked its engine. The left-leaning children of political correctness must learn that the instant benefit they gain from playing the victim is far outweighed by the damage it will have on society in the long term. Suppressing free speech means the death of truth and the gradual downfall of the United States of America. This cannot be allowed to