Political Correctness

Question 1

The most sensitve domains in which PC language arises from (3)

Answer 1

Race, gender, sexuality

Question 2

Changes in whats considered PC (3)

Answer 2

Racialist –> racist
Disabled –> differently abled
Third world –> developing nations

Question 3

Critical reaction (2)

Answer 3

1990’s- condemnation of ‘incorrect’ vocab reminded some of the ‘thought police’

PC had become “a lethal weapon for silencing anyone whose ideas you don’t like”

Question 4

Multiple changes of words to make them PC (‘black’) (2)

Answer 4

negro –> black –> African-American

Over 70% of blacks prefer to be called black

Question 5

Mencap Charity campaign (2)

Answer 5

Mencap launched a new campaign to promote a more positive image of mentally handicapped people, using pics of real people and a slogan

Controversy- didn’t change the name mental handicap, critics said it was a term of insult

Question 6

Suffixes of -ists and -isms (4)

Answer 6

Sexist, racist, ableist (able-bodied), heightist