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Summary Of Don T Rewrite The Bible

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Becoming politically correct to please different genders or groups is insignificant. Boys and girls, and men and women are not the same, therefore, we should not be treated the same. Michael Golden supports this topic in the essay “Don’t Rewrite the Bible”. He uses examples, opinions, commentary, and humor to express his own thoughts on political correctness between genders. Golden first supports his opinion by explaining how changing certain words or phrases to be more general would make both genders appear more equal. He continues with talking about how women feel inferior to men, but he argues that it may not be as big of an issue as some feminist groups make it out to be. Lastly, he brings to the reader’s attention that differences are …show more content…

The author notes, “The National Weather Service avoided a storm of controversy several years ago when they began giving hurricanes and tropical tempests masculine as well as the traditional feminine names”. (2) He claims that when naming natural disasters, the weather service acknowledges there should be both masculine and feminine names. Like storms, men are looked at as strong and aggressive, which is why I believe storms were originally named masculine names. The service thwarts conflict by picking names to equally accommodate both genders. This quote reminded me of the t-shirts the girls tennis team wore at Manteca High. Across the back it read “Don’t make me backhand you”. It was a clever line that was sarcastic and tied in with the sport, but had caused an uproar at our school. When imagining a backhand slap, most commonly an angry male figure comes to mind. The message was misinterpreted and not approved by many, which resulted in the team no longer being able to wear their shirts. The lesson learned here is that people should be more aware of the generalizations genders have before making comments that may offend certain groups. Political correctness can be important because people should be aware of their word choice, and use of certain names or terms so they are not making one gender appear less than the other. Although people should be respectful of others opinions, we also should embrace what makes men and women different rather than blending them together to appear as a single

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