In an essay by Alleen Pace Nilson called “Sexism and Language,” she talks about language and how it can affect our daily life. An example of this is “A lucky dog or a gay dog may be very interesting fellow, but when a woman is dog, she is unattractive, and when she’s a bitch she’s the personification of whatever is undesirable in the mind of the speaker.”

Nilson is stating that because of the way our language has formed over the years, women seem not as important then men. To reverse

In conclusion, I think that language is powerful but for an individual it does not have to control your emotions and thinking process. Both authors of the essays make good points about how language has influenced us negatively, but I don’t think it is that bad. I feel that people can say whatever they want but actions speak louder than words.

this outcome requires a change in our language. Throughout history, we can see the development of certain types of slang in our language. Today some people talk in ghetto slang with words like “Homeboy, thug, gangsta, yo, or fershizzle.” A hundred years earlier, people used slang but it was completely different then the kind of slang we use today and would probably not be understood. An example would be “You cur”, which would mean “You Dog”..

Nowadays people have problems with what people say in music. The main types of music where people have a problem is rap music. Some people say that rap is way too derogatory and slanderous. Yes, rappers do talk about drugs, sex, and violence

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Pace Nilson, Today’s Advertising”, , Deceleration Independence, Adolf Hitler, Ann McClintock, music people rap, people rap, main language, people people, music people, rappers talk, language powerful, makes fun,