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Political correctness" (adjectivally "politically correct"; commonly abbreviated to P.C.) is a term used to describe language, [1] [2] [3] policies, [4] or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.
Language is inseparable from the political domain. It can be used in strategies to influence public thought. Political discourse is about "the text and talk of professional politicians or political institutions, such as presidents and prime ministers and other members of government, parliament or political parties, both at the local, national and international levels".
Concepts like political correctness and spiral of silence have been found to contribute to the existence of self-censorship. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Products intended for children and youthful audiences, such as young adult literature , can be affected by self-censorship in this context.
A disturbing development in America has been the increase in words supporting authoritarianism and threats of violence against anyone who opposes. Opinion: Some political language tries to steer ...
"Politics and the English Language" (1946) is an essay by George Orwell that criticised the "ugly and inaccurate" written English of his time and examined the connection between political orthodoxies and the debasement of language. The essay focused on political language, which, according to Orwell, "is designed to make lies sound truthful and ...
After the Chinese Civil War, the People's Republic of China continued the efforts of a common national language, renaming the standard language from 国语 guóyǔ ("national language") to 普通话 pǔtōnghuà ("common speech") in 1955. 'Political correctness' describes the situation where language forms must be used (or not used) to comply ...
Political correctness is cultural Marxism. It is Marxism translated from economic into cultural terms. It is an effort that goes back not to the 1960s and the Hippies and the peace movement, but back to World War I. If we compare the basic tenets of Political Correctness with classical Marxism, the parallels are very obvious."
Linguistic prescription [a] is the establishment of rules defining publicly preferred usage of language, [1] [2] including rules of spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, etc. Linguistic prescriptivism may aim to establish a standard language, teach what a particular society or sector of a society perceives as a correct or proper form, or advise on effective and stylistically apt ...