Pros And Cons Of Political Correctness

The term political correctness first came into play in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s as a reference to the debates between the socialist and communist parties, in which the socialist used it against the communist. During World War II, political correctness was using during the Hitler-Stalin pact as a way to reflect the loyalty of the communist party that overrode compassion, leading to bad politicians (Kohl). Political correctness is a word that has been brought up again and tossed around during the more recent presidential debates for the upcoming election. Some may argue that our free speech is hindered due to political correctness making America sensitive, yet political correctness is set forth as a way to protect Americans from the use of degrading and hurtful words in
Unfortunately some people tend to forget that we are all free men and women created equally through the constitution and declaration of independence, allowing our free speech to be spoken and heard with respect. Studies have begun to show that it does not hinder our free speech yet allows our speech to expand in ways we would have not expected. Rather than limiting our freedom of expression, the helpful use of language can actually allow free speech to expand, unlike offensive speech, which silences our free speech.
A counter argument placed against political correctness is that it hinders our free speech on certain subjects that should be addressed, such as sexism or racism. One side to this counter argument states that political correctness allows conversations of sexism or racism to not take place due to the fact that words of such are protected under the term “political correctness”. If you were to look at the other side, without political correctness, others can be biased on your opinion and completely shut out the conversation of sexism or racism. A major controversy today is political correctness within college campus. They question whether professors