Sunday, March 19, 2017

Political Correctness doesn't Correct Anything

I kinda forgot what we talked about in class this week with only getting three hours of sleep on the bus to NYC, but I remember picking sides on whether political correctness is good or bad.  Our class concluded that PC is bad.  My argument mainly sided with source A's, about how PC only euphemized dire situations.  This is ultimately bad because prople start to undermine the situation.  This is seen with the countless homeless people on the streets. Its these euphemizations combined with stereotypes that the homeless stay homeless.  For example, calling the homeless "underhoused" doesn't make the situation nicer, it only labels them nicer.  Paired with the misconception that all homeless people spend their money on drugs and alchohol, it's no wonder that homeless people find it so hard to get off the streets.  Like  Kakutani said, "such language ... make[s] it easier to shrug off the setiousness of the situation"(Kakutani 24).

2 comments:

  1. Great post Kevin. I really liked how you picked up on the examples of euphemisms in Kakutani's piece. I agree with you in support of source a's point, but I feel PC can be helpful too. For example the eradication and pledge to end the r word.

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  2. Hey Kevin!
    I like the way you used took one of the examples from the source and further elaborated on it. It helps you develop a personalized claim. Great Post!

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