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2 topics to discuss today
1. Political correctness
2. Hate speech
Political Correctness PC
Political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated PC) is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.[
Used in the 40’s and 50’s referring to debates between communist and socialist
The term "politically correct" was used disparagingly, to refer to someone whose loyalty to the CP line overrode compassion, and led to bad politics. It was used by Socialists against Communists, and was meant to separate out Socialists who believed in egalitarian moral ideas from dogmatic Communists who would advocate and defend party positions regardless of their moral substance.
— "Uncommon Differences", The Lion and the Unicorn[3]
In May 1991, at a commencement ceremony for a graduating class of the University of Michigan, then U.S. President George H. W. Bush used the term in his speech: "The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep away the debris of racism and sexism and hatred, it replaces old prejudice with new ones. It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expression off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits
· Started out as conservative criticism of the left and has played a major role in “culture war” between liberal and conservatives
· ( James) Modern usage is to temper the words we use to not offend.
Hate Speech
"public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation".[1] Hate speech is "usually thought to include communications of animosity or disparagement of an individual or a group on account of a group characteristic such as race, colour, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or sexual orientation
Theories ( Or Frameworks) :
1. The view that public discourse ought to serve as a marketplace of ideas. ( 19th century)
a. Everything must be debated
2. Critiques of group defamation laws are not limited to defenders of individual rights. Defamation is too narrow a category to fully counter hate speech.
3. a third framework for conceptualizing hate speech claims that speech ca
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2 topics to discuss today
1. Political correctness
2. Hate speech
Political Correctness PC
Political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated PC) is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.[
Used in the 40’s and 50’s referring to debates between communist and socialist
The term "politically correct" was used disparagingly, to refer to someone whose loyalty to the CP line overrode compassion, and led to bad politics. It was used by Socialists against Communists, and was meant to separate out Socialists who believed in egalitarian moral ideas from dogmatic Communists who would advocate and defend party positions regardless of their moral substance.
— "Uncommon Differences", The Lion and the Unicorn[3]
In May 1991, at a commencement ceremony for a graduating class of the University of Michigan, then U.S. President George H. W. Bush used the term in his speech: "The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep away the debris of racism and sexism and hatred, it replaces old prejudice with new ones. It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expression off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits
· Started out as conservative criticism of the left and has played a major role in “culture war” between liberal and conservatives
· ( James) Modern usage is to temper the words we use to not offend.
Hate Speech
"public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation".[1] Hate speech is "usually thought to include communications of animosity or disparagement of an individual or a group on account of a group characteristic such as race, colour, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or sexual orientation
Theories ( Or Frameworks) :
1. The view that public discourse ought to serve as a marketplace of ideas. ( 19th century)
a. Everything must be debated
2. Critiques of group defamation laws are not limited to defenders of individual rights. Defamation is too narrow a category to fully counter hate speech.
3. a third framework for conceptualizing hate speech claims that speech ca
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