Section A01
Week 7
The reading that stuck out to me the most this week was The Coddling of the American Mind, as it personally spoke to a lot of my personal values, particularly those of freedom of speech. Growing up in a very Asian community, most of talks of mental illness or trauma is usually kept behind closed doors, as people viewed these issues as a weakness to be dealt with privately. While I do believe that it is unfortunate for people to remember traumatic events through hearing a single word, I don't believe that it is fair to completely censor it out due to the fact that contexts do exist and it would be pretty unreasonable to erase that word out for the sake of a few people. I agree with the ideas brought forth by this article with regards to the more general words that have a wide array of connotations.
I think the overall censorship of these kinds of things, to the point where even professors have trouble conveying their thoughts will cause an overall decrease in the quality of education, as avoiding an issue is one of the worst ways to 'solve' a problem, considering nothing gets properly discussed and in the end the problem isn't actually addressed.
My question this week is therefore: "How can we take care of those affected by certain words without compromising the true meaning of discussing a subject"
Reference:
Lukianoff, G., & Haidt, J. (2015). “The Coddling of the Asian American Mind.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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