PC Culture Essay

Prompt 3: Often, PC culture is attacked as unwanted thought/language policing, something that goes against the spirit of free speech. Explain why political correctness is an actual danger or detriment to society. Show the negative outcomes that do or could occur as a result of political correctness.

Please remember that if you select this prompt, you must be specific about where you feel the detriment comes into play. Womens rights to vote, work, and own property are issues that PC culture helped to change. African Americans not being allowed to learn to read, write, or vote would also be an example of PC culture assisting a group (Even the abolishment of enslavement counts toward this narrative). Hitler talked poorly about the Jewish community and was able to use soldiers to commit genocide. The Rwandan Genocide was triggered by narratives on Radio broadcasts by the Hutu groups that promoted false narratives about the Tutsi citizens being demons and cockroaches. In the Rwandan genocide, almost 1 million people were killed by civilians with Machetes, which was influenced by the Hutu broadcast’s ability to utilize free speech. Donald Trump gave a speech during COVID where he used the term Chinese Virus, which influenced certain people to perpetrate violence against Asians, including non-Chinese Asians (no, he did not ask people to attack them, but the point here is how speech, narratives, and words can have adverse side effects). Please consider the reasons and origins behind PC culture as you make your arguments…!

Essay Requirements

• 4-5 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font
• All MLA format document requirements
• 3-4 sources included for supporting evidence
• Recognition of and response to at least one aspect of counter-argument
• At least 1 of those sources must be yours (not assigned)
• A clear position is established in the thesis and supported throughout
• Works Cited Page (Use your MLA resource as a guide)

Focus on women’s rights, and asian hate