When talking to people you don‟t really think about how politically correct you are, but in today‟s society people find it more important to be politically correct than discussing issues that maybe offensive. Being politically correct is important in speeches, formal occasions, and events because the speaker wants to reach out to the people and not offend anybody. These formal ways of speaking is where being politically correct belongs but today‟s society many people are more careful about what they say because anything could be recorded and manipulated. Although being political correct is important in many formal occasions in certain situations/discussions being politically correct is not always the right option.
According to an article written by Matthew Yglesias, support for free speech is rising and is higher among liberals. The debate about political correctness has different point of views based on this article. The article discusses how being politically correct is threating free speech; also it discusses how the debate about being “PC” is to grab headlines and spark an argument between people. Examples would be the #OscarSoWhite , to Twitter discussions, and other social media sites, however these may be discussions about being politically correct they threaten free speech because people have be careful about what they say online. In other words the article also said that many liberals and college graduates are really supportive with being politically correct but it doesn‟t mean that they don‟t also support free expression. It states that college graduates are more tolerant, based on a poll “should racist be allowed to make speech” the study shows that college graduates are more likely to allow racist to make a speech. This shows that although they support being politically correct in public speaking, they also want people to freely express themselves even if it is not politically correct. The purpose of the article was to argue about how being politically correct could be affecting free speech. The author looked into liberals and college graduates to see how they felt about being politically correct and how it might affect how you express yourself. “Overall public support for free speech is rising over time, not falling. People on the political right are less supportive of free speech than people on the left. College graduates are more supportive than non-graduates. Indeed, a 2016 Knight Foundation survey showed that college students are less likely than the overall population to support restrictions on speech on campus.” The article argues that free speech may be rising but people who are politically correct don‟t support the use of free speech. The article uses College graduates as there population to do the study. The audience of this article would be the general public because people are interested in finding out if being politically correct could be affecting free speech. “If nothing else, it would be useful for writers to do a better job of distinguishing between how life feels when you participate in unmoderated online exchanges — where being on the wrong end of pile-ons can certainly create the subjective impression that vicious mobs are constantly trying to shut down anything they find disagreeable — from what we actually see in the data, which is a public that is increasingly supportive of free expression, with liberals and college graduates being especially supportive.” The author finds that being politically correct is subjective and the public is increasing their support in free speech.

According to the New York Times, the author states that she is against being politically correct and how it is used as a form of speech policing. The author uses President Trump as an example of how he is not politically correct in his speeches however this doesn‟t make him right but the author states that if more people are able to accept that we don‟t have to politically correct all the time. The author uses how President Trump Tweets a lot his campaign and what he is doing for the country. Although president Trump is not politically correct his is getting people to pay attention to what he is saying in his speeches. Granted that some of the thing he says may not be true and something he say online. It still shows that the freedom of expression in his speeches. The author tries to persuade the American people that we don‟t always have to politically correct but it is an important part of our society. “When President Obama addressed the nation after Orlando, he “disgracefully refused to even say the words „Radical Islam,‟ ” Trump said. “For that reason alone, he should step down.” Words matter, this approach seems to say. Sometimes, they can hurt people.” The author says this because she disagrees with being politically correct but still sometimes people still get hurt even when you say the right thing.

According to the magazine article the author Peter Bart, public apologies are becoming a norm in our society. The author purpose of writing this article is to inform the reader on how our society is needs to be politically correct. The author provides examples of how many people have to apologize to what they might have said online and how it might offend many different people. “My first invited member would be Chris Pratt who, noting the problems that have enveloped fellow stars, decided to apologize up front for remarks he hadn’t yet made on a press tour for “Jurassic World” that hadn’t yet started. “I want to make a heartfelt apology for whatever it is I end up accidentally saying,” Pratt wrote on his Facebook page. “It was never right to say the things I definitely didn’t want to but probably will have said anyway.” The example he gives on how Chris Pratt was being defensive with a controversial casting choice. He had to apologize for defending his position. The author goes on to say how it is hard to know which side of the argument is supposed to be politically correct. The author jokes about how people should apologize before they say what they need to say, saying that it is easier for people to apologize in the beginning of their text so they don‟t have to bother with doing it later.

In the book by Randy Moore being politically correct in the classroom limits people how we think. The author states that political correctness limits people; this is due the fact that some topics, terms, and views may be inappropriate or offensive in the classroom; therefore it reduces teacher‟s ability to teach the subject. Moore goes on to state that there are some terms that are avoided because it could be offensive to some people and it is rather not talked about or replaced with other words. It also restricts the students from discussing topics that may be taboo or controversial. The purpose of the book is to persuade people to see why being politically correct could restrict the learning process, and audience that he is trying to reach out to is his fellow teachers that find it hard to discuss issues with the class.

Although Randy Moore is trying to convince other teachers to be less politically correct in the Vox article being a little political correct doesn‟t hurt the public and avoid situation where you might have to apologize to the audience. Like it was stated in magazine article, having to apologize to your audience because you weren‟t politically correct could ruin reputations and change how people view you as a person. In the magazine article written by Peter Bart you can see that your reputation could be affected in a negative or positive way. The vox article and the New York Times article use a similar tone to captivate they‟re audience and make sure the readers understand their point of view.

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