Censorship and Political Correctness

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  • Censorship and Political Correctness
    • Censorship
      • the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news etc.
        • are considered obscene, politically unacceptable or a threat to security
      • Institutional censorship
        • censorship by an authority
        • can include governments, organisations and social/ religious groups
      • Self censorship
        • the ways on which we choose to alter our own language
        • because of social pressure, audience, context
      • Institutional and self censorship can overlap
      • Examples
        • Chatterly's trial
          • trial in 1960 of Penguin Books
          • a book featuring 'taboo language' was refused publishing until the trial in 1960
          • based around issues crucial to human rights
            • legalisation of homosexuality
          • impacts
            • 'literary freedom'
            • had a deep social impact
            • censorship of theatre had been abolished
            • homosexuality had been decriminalised
            • no fear of persecution from expression
            • abortions were made available
        • Rambo debate
          • For
            • link between media and violence
            • danger to young people
            • 'violence is entertaining/ funny'
            • imitating what is seen
          • Against
            • just a bit of fun
            • seen in the news commonly
            • no research of negative influence
            • purely for entertainment
    • Political Correctness
      • the avoidance of forms of expression or action
        • are perceived to exclude, marginalise or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against
      • History
        • increasing concern to eradicate prejudice
        • 'politically correct' first used in 1970s
          • became more common in 1990s
        • term often used in a pejorative sense
          • expressing disapproval
        • ideas of political correctness
          • aggravated some journalists and academics
      • Examples
        • Institute for the Blind/... for Blind People
        • Applause banned
          • anxiety and triggers
        • Gender-neutral pronouns
        • Micro-agression
          • subtle, indirect or unintentional discrimination
          • against members of a marginalised group
      • Pros
        • avoids insults
        • more accepting
        • respectful
        • prevents offence
      • Cons
        • 'prefer to be right than to be effective'
        • doesn't work
        • treatment matters more than words
        • depends on context

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