Category: Offensive Words

Presidential or Propaganda: Exploring the Impact of Leaders Words

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For the past couple of weeks, we have had some really interesting discussions about offensive words. For the first Discussion Cycle, I decided to write about the term “Chinese Virus” and how it has impacted the Asian American community. I would like to dig deeper into this topic because there are so many factors that… Continue reading Presidential or Propaganda: Exploring the Impact of Leaders Words

Craig Gore; Writer for SVU “terminated” by Paradigm over controversial comments

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Offensive words and statements are expressed in various different ways. Some are expressed with intentional hate, or prejudice. Others as a form of warning, or as a way of expressing fear, this is usually caused by not fully understanding the topic at hand. A prime example of someone not fully understanding what is going on… Continue reading Craig Gore; Writer for SVU “terminated” by Paradigm over controversial comments

J.K. Rowling Promotes Transphobia

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A popular book and movie series, Harry Potter, written by J.K. Rowling, has built an enormous fanbase throughout the world. All eight of the films made a combined $7.7 billion after a budget of over $1.1 billion, according to Forbes. Though the controversy doesn’t lie within the Harry Potter series itself, the author, J.K. Rowling has found… Continue reading J.K. Rowling Promotes Transphobia

Morgan Wallen vs Cancel Culture

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I am going to talk about the recent controversy over country singer Morgan Wallen’s use of the n-word. I decided to go with this example because this was a story that I have a particularly strong opinion on. Additionally, it is one that was discussed at length in the class discussion board and therefore I… Continue reading Morgan Wallen vs Cancel Culture

What Should be Censored: South Park vs. Thirteen Reasons Why

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Learning about all the different kinds of topics that should or should not be censored this semester has been very interesting and overwhelming. I have learned a lot and my opinions and ideas have evolved since the beginning of the semester till the end. While I spent some time realizing what I was most passionate… Continue reading What Should be Censored: South Park vs. Thirteen Reasons Why

What is the Root of the Problem with Censorship?

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Censorship has become a very sensitive topic to many people and it has come up in our daily conversations because of how many questions that it can raise. When it comes to the media, especially, content is censored in order to protect individuals from any harmful material. It is clearly an important factor of our… Continue reading What is the Root of the Problem with Censorship?

Censorship Final

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I believe that there are many things that are censored now that should not be, but there are also things that are not censored and they should be. If I were in charge, and in a perfect world I think that the ideas of racism, misogyny, and homophobia should all be censored. I would also… Continue reading Censorship Final

Why we need to Censor our Social Media Posts

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The last few weeks I have had the opportunity to examine different instances of censorship on social media and how certain offensive language can affect individuals, celebrities or companies. Instead of just looking at singular instances of censorship on social media it is important to also analyze proposed solutions to the problems we are so… Continue reading Why we need to Censor our Social Media Posts