Importance Of Political Correctness

Political correctness is more prevalent today than ever before. We live in a world where what you say is nearly as important as what you do. To start off it is best if we define what exactly political correctness is. The best way to describe political correctness would be; avoiding certain language that excludes or insults people. This word originated in the U.S., and the Oxford Dictionary defines it as such; advocacy of or conformity to politically correct views; politically correct language or behavior. There are many aspects to consider when speaking about political correctness and the ramifications caused by enforcing it. We will discuss many of the different aspects involved, and try to shed some light on why it is so important to question

Many times, people feel like there is benefits to silencing speech on topics that are not to their liking, instead of thinking of why they do not want to hear about it in the first place. By silencing these topics and stopping the critics they are preventing people from hearing more ideas. How can we determine what ideas are good and which are bad if we do not hear all of them? So, in this writing I would like to bring up a few reasons as to why political correctness should be questioned. Stopping the flow of ideas for any reason is detrimental to our growth as a society, and political correctness does just that. I would also like to discuss the aspect of possible danger because of political correctness. There may come times where people’s very lives could be at stake. Also, political powers often use the excuse of political correctness to inhibit and prevent certain ideas they may not agree with from being debated. We must also consider hate crimes, and whether a person’s beliefs and associations should be considered sufficient to secure a criminal

To establish certain areas for free speech, it is then assumed that other areas speech is restricted. In addition, the actual topics and speakers allowed to speak in the “free speech zone” are often regulated by administrators. At the University of Northern Colorado, the dean of students Katarina Rodriguez, defended the “Language Matters” campaign that was discouraging students from saying “All lives matter.” The dean went on to say it was, “about being mindful how words can affect others and the conversations provide an opportunity for individuals to understand why particular language may be hurtful to someone else in our community of learners.” (citation needed) She goes on to say, “We believe that fostering dialogue on a college campus so that multiple perspectives are explored and debated is the essence of free speech.” There is a notion that by censoring these dominant ideas that we are championing free speech. Allowing all ideas to be expressed helps give groups that may have been marginalized in the past a voice to express their side of the issue. We must be mindful the danger of misusing language. The practice of imprecise language can obscure ideas that are