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April 20,1994 Campus Opinion Editorial: Politically correct by Alicia Monis The Other day 1 overheaid a conrer* sation in the ftm floor parior of Bare foot Resideace Hall. A group of sttt- deots were discussing a sociolc^ a»- sigiuneotaodonescudeatstated, *Hie problem with the black popubtioo in America, or is it the African-American population?" One of the other students replied, *1 think African-Americaa is pditically correct.' This is the only part of the conversatioo that 1 over heard, and yet it distuibed me that a group of educated women were debat- ii^ over a “pditically awrect’ labeL While several articles and books have been piddished on how u> be pc^iti- cally correct, is it necessary K> place Americans into these separate cuego- Ties? It seems as though politically cor rect is the thii^ to be in today’s soci ety, however, I disagree. The issue of politically correct seems to suggest that there are minor ity groups who have been put upon by the majority, and therefore, deserve a special classification. As I understand the Constitution and the way this coun try is supposed to work, everyone is given certain freedoms and with these come responsibilities. Because one groupdiffeisfromthe mainstream does not grant this group any more freedom or responsibfllty than another. Also to sliest that America'sminiority groups are th eonly ones who have ever s^- fered is to ignore history. One can trace different races or rdigions throughout history for evi dence of mistreatment: Catholics in early Rome, jews during Worid War II, Ind^ns in colonial America, or the Irish in their ow country. And yes, the list continues. For centuries the lowland Scots, a white Protestant popu lation, were being transported tonoith- em Ireland to work on En^h planta tions. These people were stripped of alltbeyovnied.ai^yet they conquered odds placed before them. Aether example ofthe mistreatment of people Mcrx'clilli Herald FraUiir^Hlilnr Co|«r6illm Spiwtis snd Activius l.PhnuUuv. [ I Trju I.aiia .. JilMlKdl Riluitl Kair Mewan ... «. 4 klic ThJuihIct JUT4 l.a>iiipi)ii Ednoml h>k7 ’riieAfm«ttifr/lnwUapMdic(Jbrihr'MllC]erilinnigbMKthKai.a(lefiiir>eaf Ihe papcruiuidrdl^ Arl'AlkuraiHlihroiKhadvBtiNiif Thrf/on;Minjiii>iltrr\f;IU HM to pMUh naceriab miLuuInK pnwtul IimiIjs ndkiilr ur bhrhius wfESKathAllrMmtndircitticaiiuibeigified llicbiuniMtteipivsbrduKtbioruI hAhnM da IM ftbCNBnl) aOcci dKiae cif die > >Uciv iJiiiiiilkinu(c»n. Cktilcy ur MbdcnNalr Lc^iRi fu Ihr BilMir IUk) BMS>wur ifl ihr MoDiuii nMUfluuiy la inviteJ ki wmr a kiitf lo ihe rdiu>r. All pMrfMid ktvnoaM be tvpewnnen wuh c lunie anJ aJdicshaiiil trk7>h»flc Huulxr AllkuesiBiMikieiMnrdiiyiheMiriMr buiiutBeiwiBbewuliJiekjiiipdi can be observed in our own counoy’s history through in dentured ser^ts. indentured servants were people who ^eed to wodc off their passage way to America. According ot past rec»ds, this passageway yras worth seven years of unpaid work. Reomls also indicatethat most of these inden tured servants were ^lite Angk>Saxon Protestant males, the same groiq> th^ is in the majority of the country today. The list goes on and on as to the suffer- ii^ and mistreatment of people; mis treatment has affectedall races. Groups of people have suffered throi^hout time, and groups of people have also prevailed, which brings me back to the practice of being politically correct. Politically correct is a philosophy excusing the responsibilites of certain groups because of real or perceived slights in their past. People needtoget past these incidents and accept the respon^ilitiesand freedoms pro\1ded in this country. Learn about your own history. Absorb this knowlec^e and grow from it, but move ahead. Once we stop worrying about being politi cally correct which subdivides groups of Americans and imite as one, we can move forward to &ce other issues as opposed to rehashing the past. — Letters to the Editor- Admissions office expresses thanks We wish to express our apprecia tion to eveiyone in the Meredith com munity who assisted us with Experi ence Meredith on Saturday, Apri 9- Students, fiiculty and staff made many contribiaions to the platming and inqjlementation of this event, and we could not have done it v^out your help. Our guests sensed your enthusi asm and excttement From the mo ment of arrival on campus to the last farewell of the day, you truly made the Meredith experience come ^e for the students and families who attended. We simply cannot thank you »K>ugh for your hdp and suppoit. The Admissions Senior commends hard work I woidd like to make a brief but large thank you to all the people who worked so hard on the weekend of Aprfl 8-10. Thank you to MEA for a great Spring Flii^ and formal on Satur day. I think having Open House and a picnib that Sunday helped to make the weekend perfect. 1 hope these activi ties will dsntinue for next year's stu dents s^id UiQse students will take ad- i^tageofthem. Jennifer Davidson, senior Art Department Open House Sunday, April 24 2-5 p.m. • Annual Student Art Exhibition Senior Student Fine Art JExhibitons * Presentation of Senior Graphic Design Portfolios » Continuous Slide and Audiovisual Showings
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