Language on the Big Screen

Euphemisms are a very interesting phenomenon. Its sole purpose is to manipulate the language that surrounds it to create an illusion of something entirely different Euphemisms are present in so many parts of our society for good or bad.  Social Acceptance: Many people choose to soften their language when choosing to speak about harsh or sensitive topics. For example "developing countries" instead of "underdeveloped countries". Although the intentions behind softening the meaning of the word are only good, the effect of these euphemisms underscores the importance of the events. People in underdeveloped countries are starving and facing many humanitarian issues and by softening their experience we are invalidating what they are going through. Another example of this is calling people who are "disabled" "special needs".  Though this explanation is easy to understand and many people would agree that euphemisms invalidate the true reality, it is diffi...

 America was built on rascal values, this is widely known, and the problem of racism has improved so much over the decades but that doesn’t mean it is not still unbearably present in our society.  According to Bowdoin "a study published earlier this year, Assistant Professor of Economics Martin Abel found employers are less likely to call back job applicants with Black-sounding names when presented with identical resumes"  Right now in the 21st century being able to attain a job in this economy is already hard enough but not getting chosen because of race or ethnicity is just double the burden. Even though America has moved past its racist ideals, there is still internalized racism hidden inside many people and it is hindering the success of many people and companies.  "We found that participants systematically discriminated against hob candidates with names they associated with Black People, especially when put under time pressure,"  This shows that even in our...

The Onion article I chose to write about today is "Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI." This article highlights the rapid overtake that recent AI technology has had over the world. The article starts by describing the main character, James Parker, as "a local guy who sucks at being a person" and someone who, by all accounts has never stretched himself to do something he found difficult". This description gives readers the impression that he is generally quite a useless being who doesn’t have anything to show for his life. He doesn't strive for anything and is lazy. Then James is seen to be showing a lot of enthusiasm for AI and thinks this will be very good for humans in the future and that soon humans won't have to do anything at all. The contrast between his description of someone lazy and useless to his excitement about AI shows the irony of the situation. James who is already a lazy being, is given another tool that will promo...