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正德厚生缕于至善。 Political Correctness Bill Bryson 址 品 2

Political Correctness Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson(1951-） a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel,as well as books on the English language and on science.Born an American, he was a resident of Britain for most of his adult life before returning to the US in 1995.In 2003 Bryson moved back to Britain,living in the old rectory of Wramplingham, Norfolk,and was appointed Chancellor of Durham University. 2

Bill Bryson(1951--) • a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on science. Born an American, he was a resident of Britain for most of his adult life before returning to the US in 1995. In 2003 Bryson moved back to Britain, living in the old rectory of Wramplingham, Norfolk, and was appointed Chancellor of Durham University

正德厚生臻于至善。 BRYSON The first thing to realize about Bill Bryson is that he fits everywhere and nowhere,which is perhaps the very thing that has given him the ability to share places with all of us so vividly. a journalist and travel writer An American with a British soul Bryson is mild of voice and manner.He articulates his thoughts--in person and on paper--in a no- nonsense manner that,nonetheless,always eaves room for fun. 2

• The first thing to realize about Bill Bryson is that he fits everywhere and nowhere, which is perhaps the very thing that has given him the ability to share places with all of us so vividly. • a journalist and travel writer • An American with a British soul • Bryson is mild of voice and manner. He articulates his thoughts -- in person and on paper -- in a no- nonsense manner that, nonetheless, always leaves room for fun

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正德厚生臻于至善。 -What do you think of the following expressions? 一女人真是头发长见识短。 民工到哪里都是大包小包的！ 可恶的黑鬼！ 快看，是个侏儒！ 2

–What do you think of the following expressions? –女人真是头发长见识短。 民工到哪里都是大包小包的！ 可恶的黑鬼！ 快看，是个侏儒！

正德厚生臻于至善。 ·Bias ·prejudice 。discrimination 址 44 2

• Bias • prejudice • discrimination

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Words cut more than swords • The pen is mightier than the sword. • Words can be used as a shield or a weapon. • Language is connected with an ideology. There is a significant interplay of language, power and politics

正德厚生臻于至善。 What is Political Correctness? a term which denotes language,ideas,policies,and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational,gender,racial,cultural, sexual orientation,certain other religions,beliefs or ideologies,disability,and age-related contexts,and,as purported by the term,doing so to an excessive extent. The avoidance of forms of expression or actions that exclude,make little of,or insult certain racial,gender,or other identity groups. It covers a wide area in the use of language and concepts and is most evidently at work in a multicultural society. 2

What is Political Correctness? • a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts, and, as purported by the term, doing so to an excessive extent. • The avoidance of forms of expression or actions that exclude, make little of, or insult certain racial, gender, or other identity groups. • It covers a wide area in the use of language and concepts and is most evidently at work in a multicultural society

正德厚生臻于至善。 Motivation To prevent people being offended;to compel everyone to avoid using words or behavior that may upset homosexuals,women,non- whites,the crippled,the stupid,the fat or the ugly. 2

Motivation • To prevent people being offended; to compel everyone to avoid using words or behavior that may upset homosexuals, women, non- whites, the crippled, the stupid, the fat or the ugly

正德厚生臻于至善。 To be less offensive:Examples Gender Race---diversity The underprivileged in various circumstances Chairman---chairperson Black people,nigger-Afro-Handicapped,crippled--- American people differently disabled Deaf---hearing impaired Mankind---human beings Poor---disadvantaged Old people-senior citizens lllegal aliens--- undocumented workers Spinster----single woman Mentally ill---crazy A fat woman---a full- cancer long incurable figured woman illness sexual laborers for the Juvenile delinquents---

To be less offensive: Examples Gender Race---diversity The underprivileged in various circumstances Chairman---chairperson Black people, nigger—Afro- American people Handicapped, crippled--- differently disabled Deaf---hearing impaired Mankind---human beings Poor---disadvantaged Old people—senior citizens Illegal aliens--- undocumented workers Spinster----single woman A fat woman---a full￾figured woman Mentally ill---crazy cancer = long incurable illness sexual laborers for the Japanese troops ---comfort woman Juvenile delinquents--- children at risk