Due to the differentiating lifestyles and the changing values of today's society, the line between assaultive and offensive language is unclear. To know the boundaries of certain people or groups is important when discussing particular issues or subjects that some hold close to heart. Figuring out these boundaries is a problem that people experience everyday.
The audience judges what language is offensive and what is not. Then again, it is a subject that depends mostly on the ideas of the audience. For example, you would not discuss detailed sexual interactions with a kindergarten class. You would also not tell your grandmother how nice women's breasts appear. These are all things that can be found offensive. Offensive language is rude, in that it is not polite or accepted in the place where it is being spoken. It disagrees with the personal beliefs of those who find it offensive. The line between offensive and assaultive language is so narrow and unclear that many of today's disputes come by misinterpretations of both.
Assaultive verbal language is at times taken simply as bad language or crude comments. It lies much deeper that many realize. To degrade something that many are proud of or hold dear to them is assaultive. It makes someone feel that they are less than what they are. If someone told a military general that the army was a waste of time, that would degrade the things he believes in. Telling a baseball player that sports are a waste of time is assaultive. Assaultive is anything that takes away from a person's mental piece of mind. Telling someone that you will kill him or her is the more typical type of assaultive language, but there are many things such as petty name calling and childish insults that people never take into account. Many assaultive comments are taken for granted because in many places they are very common. It, however, is our constitutional right to not have to be a part of anything or listen to anything that we don't want to.
Language is what enables people to communicate. ... We are aware that language is the focal point of education. ... Although, I do agree that a person from another country should use his/her language as a bridge into the English language. ... They find it very offensive when my brothers and I chat, and not a word in Spanish is said. ... Amoja's guide does not try to talk anyone out of being racist or offensive. ...
The language J.D. Salinger uses in "The Catcher in the Rye" is very offensive as well as racist and rude. ... Salinger's style and language was a large problem in the 1950's and still remains a problem today. ... Many women find this very offensive and rude. ... If the offensive language, insulting sexuality, corrupt characters, and unnecessary violence doesn't make you cringe at this overrated piece of literature, then at least don't influence our children by telling them they relate to Holden and the characters of J.D. ...
Should English be the official language? ... Is it ridiculous that one can take a drivers license test in multiple foreign languages? ... When you go to a store in Manhattan English is the language used for customers and behind the counter. ... As well as our fathers of today's constitutions were thinking of having only one official language would scare the immigrants away from the new land of freedom where freedom of your own language had to be questioned. ... In conclusion, I would like to point out that even though language can be interpreted offensively. ...
Language is a very powerful tool that humans created in order to communicate and as a child you are taught a language. ... The language(s) you learn depends on where you come from and that language(s) shape the way you think. ... Language differences can also cause conflicts. ... As we accumulate age our language begins to catch shape. ... She explains how speaking in her native tongue (Spanish) to her parents is a part of showing respect towards them, also showing she is not shamed of her roots but is not meant to be offensive to others (Myriam497). ...
Many people say that things such as curses or obscene language need to be stopped. ... One of those is that, cursing and obscene language are only offensive when they are made offensive by the people themselves. ... Things are only offensive because people are told they are. ... This proves that if cursing was allowed it would no longer be offensive because it will become part of everyday normal language. ... Words are only considered offensive because people make them offensive by punishing those who use them and in some cases preventing them with censorship. ...
Is it fair to compare language in today's society to the spoken language during the 1840s? ... Both African Americans students and parents find it tremendously offensive and are adamant in taking the novel out of class curriculums and libraries. ... Jim's characterization is found to African Americans to be extremely offensive because he is passive, uneducated, and superstitious. They believe the language of Jim's speech is difficult to understand portraying stupidity and ignorance. ... Others believe this novel promotes racism through the language and character usage. ...
Jack faces a language barrier upon arrival to Japan. ... The interpreter attempts to make Jack look better by changing what he is saying to something not offensive and hide his bad attitude. Also, Jack finds language difficulties when he dates Hiroko the manager's daughter. ... The Japanese are offended by gestures that would not be offensive to an American. ... This would be disrespectful and offensive to the team. ...
One reason is bad language. ... The final element ignored by censors is the context of the offensive elements. An example of this is foul language. When a censor looks at a book like To Kill A Mockingbird and sees foul language, they shy away. ... Whatever the case may be, banning books because they contain uncomfortable or offensive language is no way to solve social ills such as racism and discrimination in this or any other community. ...
Title: An Investigation into Sexist Language. ... One area that has remained resistant to change is language. ... Maria Escalas appeals to writer's self-interest: "inaccurate or offensive language will make readers lose faith in a writer's argument" (2001, Page headed "Being Politically Correct"). ... If this happened then there would be no problem of "offensiveness" as Escala says because women wouldn't be reading the offending articles anyway and women would no longer feel bad about sexist language as Valian says because they would not know that such a concept existed. ... F...