What Is Biased Language?
Biased language is constantly evolving. Things that were once acceptable words or terms to classify a group of people are now considered politically incorrect and offensive, but are still used in everyday conversations. Sometimes unknowingly or unaware of just how offensive such language can be. Language against people of different races and ethnicity has evolved a lot over time. Word that were once a term used to belittle people of different races and was acceptable to use, then became unacceptable to use. These words are now being used in everyday conversations by people of all races and is used carelessly in things such as music and movies. I was very surprised by the amount of racial language not just being used in the media, but
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Women and men are both classified in archaic gender roles and are criticized for both fitting into traditional gender roles or going outside them. Women are preceived as being weak and sensitive, sometimes being called over sensitive, and also as having submissive personalities. On the other end men are perceived as strong and as having a more dominant personality. Where women are perceived and expected to be sensitive, men are expected to hide their emotions or “act like a man” or to “man up” in situations where they get emotional. The way men and women are expected to act and are treated in a work place or in group settings is also very different. Women who are in a position of power are called things such as bossy. It’s also typical for people to assume a woman with a strong focus on her career can’t also have a family. She’s expected to choose one or the other. For men if they are in a position of power it’s considered normal. When a man is not in a position of power, and that position of power is held by a woman their masculinity is being called into question, or someone will even go as far as to insult the woman in power suggesting that she got the job by unfair means. What really surprised me is how women see and talk about other women. Women see other women as being catty and wanting nothing but drama. Women are using biased language against other women just as much as men use it against women. Biased language against different genders is steps back from the equality that all genders deserve. Such biased language is hurting the ability for society to evolve past traditional gender roles and bring equality to all
Women and men are both classified in archaic gender roles and are criticized for both fitting into traditional gender roles or going outside them. Women are preceived as being weak and sensitive, sometimes being called over sensitive, and also as having submissive personalities. On the other end men are perceived as strong and as having a more dominant personality. Where women are perceived and expected to be sensitive, men are expected to hide their emotions or “act like a man” or to “man up” in situations where they get emotional. The way men and women are expected to act and are treated in a work place or in group settings is also very different. Women who are in a position of power are called things such as bossy. It’s also typical for people to assume a woman with a strong focus on her career can’t also have a family. She’s expected to choose one or the other. For men if they are in a position of power it’s considered normal. When a man is not in a position of power, and that position of power is held by a woman their masculinity is being called into question, or someone will even go as far as to insult the woman in power suggesting that she got the job by unfair means. What really surprised me is how women see and talk about other women. Women see other women as being catty and wanting nothing but drama. Women are using biased language against other women just as much as men use it against women. Biased language against different genders is steps back from the equality that all genders deserve. Such biased language is hurting the ability for society to evolve past traditional gender roles and bring equality to all