Essays on Political Correctness

Let me ask you this, do the majority of people look up to Donald Trump, the president of the United States? Do people respect and agree with what he posts on his Twitter account? How many people get offended by him everyday? In today’s world,…

We live in a society built around a vast human taxonomy that is constantly revised by the rich and powerful. And in every revision, every reinterpretation that undergoes the rigid set of social stratification we are left with the simple notion that our utility is…

Language and terminology constantly change. What was once considered normal or comedic could be considered inappropriate and offensive today. Recently, the term ‘political correctness’, a term that means we use language that advocates replacing offensive terms and labels with more neutral terms, has become prominent…

In her article, “Offensive Or Just Too Sensitive”, Claire Trevett discusses the viewpoints of both proponents and opponents of political correctness. On one hand, she contends, political correctness “removes divisions in society based on race, affluence, physical appearance and social status” (Trevett 1); at the…

The academic year ends as it began. Campus enforcers, the deans and administrators of universities, are still busy denying that any effort to restrict free speech exists. The concern over ‘political correctness,’ they say, is overstated. Such denials don’t alter the clear evidence that freedom…

To the “politically correct,” the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America is no cause for celebration. And even before 1992 began, their protests resulted in a significant victory: the naming of an American Indian as co-grand marshal in the 1992 Rose Parade. Parade officials…