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
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facing major judgment or discrimination. Society would rather be peaceful Society feels that if everyone is getting along things run smoother To avoid offending someone it is best to keep things unsaid Instead of creating a polite society political correctness has destroyed the society No one gets to give opinions out freely People groups have to avoid using certain terms in order not to offend anyone Organizations cannot broadcast how they feel on certain subjects Businesses fear telling society
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The idea of political correctness is often meet with much negative resistance and the question of it the necessity is a key issue currently driving a division in western culture. When political correctness is brought up as an ideology‚ it is often times met with opposition. In fact‚ most of the time the term is only brought up when what it stands for is being opposed and rejected. The rise of political correctness or‚ “PC culture‚” in our changing culture is viewed by many as a shift to controlling
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When asked of their experience with the first wave of political correctness baby boomers such as Adrian* stated that “To be politically correct when I was attending university was to keep my eyes open and my mouth shut” in reference to the high tensions between right and left wing students. “I recall very clearly one morning in particular when I was registering at the administration building. A bus full of right wing students arrived at the university. and left wing students in the premises began
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that 84% of knowledgable American participants say it’s absolutely necessary for a leader to be honest. “Political correctness is a form of censorship and an impediment to free speech.” Stated by John Haltiwanger on Elite Daily. This is controversial because some people believe it’s a useful
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The HBR article‚ “Rethinking Political Correctness” by Ely‚ R.‚ Meyerson‚ D.‚ & Davidson M.‚ explores what can be the downside of increased sensitivity to race‚ religion‚ or gender in the workplace. In the class text‚ Bell spells out that “Overt demonstrations of intentional discrimination are considerably less likely in the twenty-first century than they have been in the past” (2012 p. 53). While this should be considered meaningful progress by our society likely helped by laws and regulations‚
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Political Correctness The term "Political Correct" has been in the nation’s vocabulary for only a short period of time but has changed the way that we view life and communicate with one another. Political correctness‚ politically correct‚ and P.C. are terms that refer‚ to a social idea that is characterized by efforts to redress‚ mainly by the use of language‚ real or supposed discrimination on the basis of race‚ sex‚ religion‚ nationality‚ disability or any other criteria that could offended
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asked to pinpoint the one problem that stands out the greatest in society‚ one may struggle as this is no easy task. While there are numerous problems surrounding civilization‚ the one that best speaks to me is that of political correctness. And what exactly even is political correctness? It is the avoidance of language or behaviors that are believed to offend others. People tend to sometimes be more concerned with going out of their way to offend others that they fail to address the important issues
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Political correctness is the avoidance of volatile topics or keywords for the sake of one’s image. Regardless of a speaker’s content everyone should have the right to speak their unfiltered mind. The opposition says that people use the term political correctness to weaken arguments as the term is viewed negatively. Allowing for the silencing of any minority for the sake of the majority will signal that Americans have failed to uphold their fellow American’s constitutional rights. Americans should
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I know the issue of political correctness is using language that is nondiscriminatory so that we are not offending a group within our society. I understand to be politically correct means to avoid language that someone could find offensive. Before reading the assigned articles‚ my opinion on being political correct is that it is essential. We should take consideration when we say something. It is no longer ‘man’s society‚’ women are just as equal. In some cases‚ the opposition is from men being too
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