'The Totalitarian Nature Of Political Correctness'

In this article the research I collected explains the use of political correctness at a University. The purpose of political correctness is to avoid or take extreme measures to desist any action or expression that may exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against. It is clear that majority of the people in this article are not satisfied by the way issues were handled at the University. The author presented relevant information to answer the question; “Is political correctness an enemy of free speech?”. Some government officials that were brought into this situation, agreed with political correctness and what it means. While doing this research I learned that political correctness in not only this, but also is a tool used to control people's speech so that no one feels offended. I believe political correctness is barricade for anyone who wants a power of choice. Moreover, this article is useful for an analysis on limitations for societies in

However, many groups claim that political correctness in society is justified in its efforts to sanitize offensive material created though years of oppressing minorities. What was originally a noble idea, to remove blatant words of offensive meaning, has turned into an “over the top” effort to rid any words of possible controversy. We are regulating our ways of plain speaking, freedom of choice, and freedom of speech. Laws of restrictions on slander and public decency should be decided on the common law methodology and not by the interests of the liberal “mob”. If plain speaking is not allowed, clear thinking is

In an article from The Washington Post, Cathy Cuthbertson, a Trump supporter, said, ““You know, I couldn’t say ‘Merry Christmas.’ And when we wrote things, we couldn’t even say ‘he’ or ‘she,’ because we had transgender. People of color. I mean, we had to watch every word that came out of our mouth, because we were afraid of offending someone,”(Tumulty and Johnson). Cuthbertson’s feelings embody much of those who oppose political correctness. Most of the oppositions to political corrections stem from the argument

Not only does political correctness limit language, it limits competition between groups. For example the competition between the upper and lower class for power would cease if we were made to be politically correct. We need the upper and lower class for our society to function correctly. Without competition society can not thrive, and the philosophy of political correctness attempts to make people equals which effectively blocks individual success thus eliminating any motive to take the risks necessary to succeed. How can a person move up in this world with out stepping on others, and every time someone steps on someone else they will use methods or words that could be taken as politically incorrect. It is the nature of capitalism and democracy to have competing groups which ultimately leads to a separation of the bourgeoisie and proletariat or the upper and lower class. This is the greatest good a capitalistic democratic society can reach because the factions are not permanent; the members of each group are free to move

Students of today are not being challenged as they should. Political correctness has become to run rampant and has come to silence great, intellectual minds. They are unable to speak out on different topics because what they have to say may be harsh, or hard to hear. Students do not want to be challenged, they want to be coddled. They want to go back to kindergarten and have their nap times, to have a “safe-space” that they can retreat to. They want juice boxes and puppy piles, to not face a harsh truth that can help them grow as a person. They know nothing of a harsh life, no hardships any more. Simple words in a books have become too much, they cannot handle reading a book that may “trigger” them. They have no sense of ownership. Everything has to be PC, to fit the norm. To go against the grain, to tell the truth when the truth may be an unpopular opinion, to do this is a sure-fire-way to get a very harsh backlash. Which, when thought about, seems to be rather ironic and hypocritical. When a person sees a wrong and tries to speak out against it and is unable to because of the fear for the backlash that is sure to follow, that is where being PC is harmful. A well known comedian, Jerry Seinfeld has this to say,

There is constant censorship on what we can or cannot say, to avoid offending anyone. We call this idea or rather an idea that has recently turned into a belief by society, political correctness. Many of us (not including myself), practice this belief. It defeats it’s own purpose and goals at times, but it also has its moments when it becomes virtuous. The hard part for society is where to draw the line, the line where oneself can differentiate the times it is and isn’t appropriate.

Political Correctness (Revision #1) In “Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say”, Jonathan Chait explains how the meaning associated with political correctness has changed over the years. In the 90’s, political correctness was first seen in academics and has now made its way to popular culture and social media. Debate is now seemingly impossible because people are afraid to be criticized for what they have to say. Audiences also choose to perceive a speaker’s message based on his race and gender.

Discrimination is an issue that we, as the human race, need to fix so we can’t just keep our heads down and hope this problem will go away. We should do whatever is in our power to make it possible for people to live their lives happily in peace with the freedom to be themselves without others trying to make their lives difficult for no reason other than they don’t agree with a person’s life

Previous president Obama was greatly impacted by this politically correct concept, as he was a very politically correct figure, and Trumps serves as just the opposite. President Donald Trump is in many ways exactly what Obama was not, he attacks the typical concepts of political correctness, and that is one of the reasons he was elected. The american people became aware of how filtering political correctness is on politicians and in an article in the New York Times it explains just that, Thomas B. Edsall states that “Trump’s resounding success with the reckless abandonment of the norms of political discourse suggests that he has tapped into a deep reservoir of antipathy to the culture of polite restraint.” (Edsall) Trump did exactly what Obama did not, he combated the norms of political correctness in order to make an impact, and the american people widely supported him in that. While Obama was president many believed that he was not capable of defending America as he was so greatly impacted by the restrictions of political correctness.

Further more, some point out that safe spaces and trigger warnings are needed in case of someone abusing them with their speech. Some students simply want to be accepted as "normal", so some colleges will take down offensive art or statues to make the students fell more accepted and confrontable. (A New Civil Rights Movement) In addition giving these privileges will help reinforce positive behavior in students. This is making sure that all students of every ethnicity of any ideology in college feel welcomed and comfortable by have both people who support them and are like them.(A New Civil Rights Movement) Implementing political correctness will give every student a chance to politely give their own opinion and ideas, and share their culture to those who are different. It gives students a sense of value, making conversations civilized without being bombarded by people who disagree with them. (A New Civil Rights Movement) Political correctness has it's uses, and is not just about total

Political correctness means avoiding the use of words or phrases that might upset someone’s feelings or judgment on a specific subject. It actually started as a comic strip, a joke. Political correctness has overtaken our society on so many levels to the point that people are afraid to speak their minds on issues of concern such as sarcasm, christianity and politics. It is a curtailing of our freedom of speech. People today get offended easily by the smallest things people say. There have been many problems with political correctness this past year and I believe it has gone too far. In today's economy some people are afraid to speak about their opinion because they feel like it will be deemed offensive or insensitive, or racist, sexist, or

My point is that the political correctness movement has gone way too far. While the original intent of political correctness may have been good (to encourage tact and sensitivity to others' feelings around issues of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical abilities, and such), the effect of political correctness has been to make everyone avoid these topics altogether -- thereby hindering our ability to get comfortable in living and working with those who are different from us. It's gone so far that political correctness has become a bigger problem than the problem it was intended to address!

Being “politically correct” in all aspects of life has become immensely popular among Americans over the past decade. This “PC era”, PC meaning politically correct, is a pandemic that has made many people of today anarchists, warmongers, and self-righteous revolutionaries. These people believe that everything in their lives must live up to a certain standard. When something doesn’t live up to their standard, they protest incessantly until the “problem” is resolved or utterly destroyed. In response to this plague, the rational must stand and expose the PC culture for what its “justice” actually creates; unnecessary outrage, division, and violence.

According to the Cambridge University Press, political correctness revolves around the idea that language and actions that could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex and race, should be avoided.

Everything someone says online, or in front of people there is a political-correctness-police carefully listening to every word they say, ready to ridicule them about saying the wrong thing. People are afraid to say what they want because of the harsh criticism placed on society. Political Correctness is a belief that expressions and practices that could offend a person based on sex, religion, ethnicity, or race should be eliminated. Civility and political correctness go hand in hand, to be politically correct is to have civility. According to Daniel Moulthtop, “Civility is the ability to express an opinion while respecting other people. The ability to acknowledge the fact that opinions differ among people. The ability to engage in constructive dialogue with other people” (Moulthrop par 120). Not only does being too focused on political correctness restrict the freedom of speech and create bigger issues, but it allows people to focus on the wrong problems. As a society, America is too focused on political correctness because it restricts freedom of speech, it focuses on the wrong ideas, and it makes the world less diverse.