Political correctness

A recent assignment required an examination of two role plays; investigating different viewpoints, considering the concept of freedom of speech, then selecting a respondent and writing a letter to the editor from this point of view. The role play topics were controversial, and I encountered ambivalence when selecting the response roles. In retrospect, I realise this was probably because I had preconceived views on the role play subject matters. However, when looking at the bigger picture: the…

Ehrenreich explains the current conflict between people who would like to replace our Eurocentric bias in education with a multicultural approach and those critics and conservative scholars who are leading the backlash against multiculturalism and “political correctness.” Writing for readers of Time magazine, Ehrenreich uses her own experience growing up in the 1950s to explain that her narrow education left her a “victim of monoculturalism,” ill-equipped to cope with America’s growing cultural…

The Right to Not Be Offended Throughout recent years, the American right to freedom of speech has come under scrutiny from people of different demographics, religious beliefs, and political ideologies. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” According to…

Neimeyer, 2008). Each person’s experience with grief is unique and culture influences that. Racial Paranoia: The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness, written by John L. Jackson Jr., gives insight into the modern day experience of racism which is no longer out in the open as it was in previous decades, but hidden underneath the veil of political correctness. Jackson addresses the mistrust that African Americans feel about the world around them because they no longer know who is a…

Many variations of the same folktale can be found in different parts of the world, adapted to suit the culture and values of the people who listen to and tell them. Hansel and Gretel is the story of two young children who fall into a trap after getting lost in the woods. The most well-known version of this tale is Hansel and Gretel, a story that originated in Germany and was published by the Brothers Grimm in 1857 but is said to have originated in the 13th century. Old Grule is an 1889 variation…

others as they interact with their electronic devices. This defense of the ethnic minority is a great thing, yet it only occurs since our societies “etiquette” dictates that they should be defended, and anyone who does not follow the rules of Political Correctness are ostracized on the bases of fear. Consequently, we passively accept the rudeness of those around us as commonplace while we live in fear that our actions could bring the wrath of the Politically Correct society down upon our heads…

People is a dark comedy feature film that begs us to laugh at the absurdity that is all around us: crack smoking politicians, prostitutes turned reality stars, religious charlatans, sex-obsessed online dating, elitist parents, infidelity, and political correctness. Told through the lens of several short stories, the film examines the hysterical dark side that permeates our society today. A few months ago, I was granted access to watch the film BAD PEOPLE before its official release, and…

suppress, oppress, belittle, arouse, and discourage others are seen by many in a negative light and are censored out of our speech and ultimately eliminated. In fact, the definition of political correctness found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated” (Merriam-Webster). This belief that the world should conform to eliminating offensive language not…

is Ethos. They utilize this by drawing in numbers from exterior sources in order to hopefully make there argument more even keeled. This is a way to show the audience that there are people besides the authors that also see this phenomena of political correctness starting to reign down on campuses. This adds legitimacy to the authors viewpoint. rendering a more effective argument for its inclusion. The authors third use of stragetic use of argument is with Pathos. This is appeal to emotion.…

Thesis: Women’s presence on the front lines in the military weakens fighting forces, makes them less efficient, a opposes God’s intention for women. From a larger perspective women weaken forces simply less than ideal physiology for combat. No one can deny that women as a majority are weaker than men. Army PFT test even recognizes this fact by allowing women to pass with lower standards then men. On Military.com the chart for Army Basic Training PFT requires men to be able to do at least 35…