The use of racist language controls thus having an effect on people. Racism takes different forms ranging from jokes and name calling to extreme cases of physical abuse and violence. The use of the n - word has historically suppressed people effectively controlling people. Racial discrimination takes place in all facets of life from sport to employment. Issues such as bullying and political correctness in schools and colleges in certain contexts cannot be considered as racist. Society still maintains there are equal opportunities for everyone yet we still use racist slurs to exclude minority groups. In every sphere people are considered to be “a little bit racist” (Walton Priest & Paradies 2013 pg. 86).
Discriminatory language has historically …show more content…
“I applaud the AFL for their ongoing work addressing racial discrimination” (Liddle, 2014 pg. 55). However, if the AFL was addressing racial discrimination continusely how come it still occurs in the sport both on and off the field. “Without their leadership, workplaces nationwide may not have also looked at office culture when it comes to issues of race” (Liddle, 2014 pg. 55). However, if this is true then how come an individual who does not hold the qualifications necessary for a job still get the job. This is because the employer hires them based on the same race therefore highlighting the idea of consciousness of race. “Although Winmar himself expresses disappointment that racism still persists” (Liddle, 2014 pg. 54). Racism also occurs in sport e.g. Adam Goodes being called an ape from a young girl in the crowd and Andrew Symonds being called a monkey by Harbhajan Singh. This portrays that no one in society is safe from racism, no matter what the status is or how famous they are, racism shapes an individual’s identity therefore forcing the individual to work around the issue in their daily …show more content…
There is a huge debate as to the use of political correctness within universities. Political correctness is said to be correct language used so it does not cause offence or hurt anyone. While people should not be able to do what they want anywhere they want and anytime they want to universities stop any discussion of racism from occurring therefore ignoring the situation when it clearly exists (Berman, 2011). Political correctness can be compared to and understood as a jigsaw where all things occur just lacking a solution (Anderson, 1992). “The selective censorship of speech on campus impairs this goal” (Anderson, 1992 pg. 147). This highlights that political correctness has harmful effects when boycotting powerful issues such as racism in society and causes widespread chaos. When controlling your language use you control others thus restrict them from their personal experiences and opinions on specific issues such as racism.
Racism is an issue which can never be solved. History has proven people being controlled by other individuals who control their own use which controls minority groups. This causes numerous effects every aspect of their lives. By talking about these issues society collectively gain an insight into what, why and how this type of language surfaces in the first
Discriminatory language has historically …show more content…
“I applaud the AFL for their ongoing work addressing racial discrimination” (Liddle, 2014 pg. 55). However, if the AFL was addressing racial discrimination continusely how come it still occurs in the sport both on and off the field. “Without their leadership, workplaces nationwide may not have also looked at office culture when it comes to issues of race” (Liddle, 2014 pg. 55). However, if this is true then how come an individual who does not hold the qualifications necessary for a job still get the job. This is because the employer hires them based on the same race therefore highlighting the idea of consciousness of race. “Although Winmar himself expresses disappointment that racism still persists” (Liddle, 2014 pg. 54). Racism also occurs in sport e.g. Adam Goodes being called an ape from a young girl in the crowd and Andrew Symonds being called a monkey by Harbhajan Singh. This portrays that no one in society is safe from racism, no matter what the status is or how famous they are, racism shapes an individual’s identity therefore forcing the individual to work around the issue in their daily …show more content…
There is a huge debate as to the use of political correctness within universities. Political correctness is said to be correct language used so it does not cause offence or hurt anyone. While people should not be able to do what they want anywhere they want and anytime they want to universities stop any discussion of racism from occurring therefore ignoring the situation when it clearly exists (Berman, 2011). Political correctness can be compared to and understood as a jigsaw where all things occur just lacking a solution (Anderson, 1992). “The selective censorship of speech on campus impairs this goal” (Anderson, 1992 pg. 147). This highlights that political correctness has harmful effects when boycotting powerful issues such as racism in society and causes widespread chaos. When controlling your language use you control others thus restrict them from their personal experiences and opinions on specific issues such as racism.
Racism is an issue which can never be solved. History has proven people being controlled by other individuals who control their own use which controls minority groups. This causes numerous effects every aspect of their lives. By talking about these issues society collectively gain an insight into what, why and how this type of language surfaces in the first