Totally Not Pc Research Paper

Totally Not PC
Political correctness: “the avoidance, often considered as taken to extremes, of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against”. In recent times, there has been a large controversy on Political Correctness. While some people say that America has been too politically correct, they don’t realize that they’re treating people with disrespect. The reason people try to stop the usage of slurs and offensive mascots is so they aren’t discriminated against. Native Americans have just as many rights as any other person in America, yet we see their culture appropriated constantly in the media with nothing done about it. While

there are many instances of people possibly being too politically correct, America has a lot of problems with treating groups of people who aren’t white, fairly.
Every argument has two sides, some people believe that America is way too politically correct, while others think we’re not sensitive enough.

Americans are afraid that if we become too politically correct, we will loose our right of free speech, and that is absolutely a reasonable fear. America is the land of the free, and it is terrifying to think that something could lead to the censorship of the people. However, there is a difference between being politically correct, and treating people with the respect they deserve as humans. When we degrade people by using slurs, or appropriating their culture it makes them seem less human. People wonder why there has been a controversy over names of Football teams like the “Redskins” but “In 21st century America, to name a sports team after an African American, Asian or any other ethnic group is unthinkable. So why are Native Americans still fair game?” (Shakely). While the word “retard” may not offend you personally, it can have a totally different past with someone else. “I can only tell you what it means to me and people like me when we hear it. It means that the rest of you are excluding us from your group” (Downes). When people use offensive slurs such as “retard” or the n-word, it is almost like dehumanizing

them.
With all of that being said, It is true that some aspects of society has become too worried about being PC.

There are people who browse the internet looking for things to be “offended” by. For anything you say, there’s always someone who claims to be offended by that phrase. There are also people who use the idea of a “too politically correct society” as an excuse to be obscene and racist as well. They say their free speech is as risk, but they’re invading on the rights of others as well. As long as we’re living in America, we have the right to say what we want, but as people we shouldn’t use that right to hurt others. Words hurt people, that is how things have always been. The only reason we’re seeing such an upcry now, is because the people who are hurt, now have a voice. The internet has given people a whole new way to complain about how unfair society is. Never before has it been so easy to share an opinion, never before has it been so easy to call someone out, never before has technology allowed people to hide behind a computer and rant about how Politically Correct or not Politically Correct our society has become. “Unlike complaining one-on-one to a friend, a rant on Facebook or Twitter will result in an instant amassing of such sentiments” (Feltman). Both sides will continue to battle, and both sides have equally good

points.
Society has become too worried about Political correctness. It has become too worried about who is going to loose their rights, and who is ultimately right. But just because we are worried about those things, does not mean we can treat people with ultimate disrespect. Because you can use racial slurs , or offensive language doesn’t mean you should, and ultimately it only proves more about yourself than the person being offended.