Week 16
Politically Correct Language is 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. This is an example in which the man could have used other words to describe the other person.


 Language and Community
Communities are created by people to produce knowledge, authority, and language. This Communities create different types of language by using slang and colloquialisms. When you are part of a community, you get used to speak in a certain way, but what happens if you belong to many different communities?

Ebonics: Black English
In the following video you'll be able to see what Black English is, how it is used and the effect it produces. This language could be considered as part of a community because of the "slang" and words used:

 Online communities: group of people with common interests who use the Internet (web sites, email, instant messaging, etc.) to communicate, work together and purse their interests over time

When being part of an online community, you start using different language that you wouldn't normally use when talking to your friends face to face.

1. What is the issue with identity on the Internet? 

When you are in the internet, you don't always use your real name so when talking to someone you don't really know who that person is.

2. Can you be anyone you want on the Internet?

Yes, you can create a name and use it as you want.

3. Can you be indentified by your use of language?
Many times your friends will know how you write and express yourself, but when you are in the internet, with any name you want, it's easy to change the way you write.