In my years of grade school and college, I noticed that the American educational system is very politically controled. For instance:
- Black history emphasizes on whites opression blacks, but hardly mention the many whites that fought and died for blacks.
- Woman's history emphasizes men who oppressed women. Yet, it hardly mentions the men who greatly helped women in their strugles. Think about it, if women couldn't vote, who gave them the right to? If women could work, who gave them their first jobs?
- Science teaches The Theory of Evolution, (which has never been proven, thus "theory") but will not teach the theory of Creationalism. At least, not with the same time and detail. It could be taught from a vaig, neutral point. Many believe in Creationalism, including Muslims, Christians, Catholics, and many others.
Has anyone else noticed this? Aren't these all discriminative?
I'm of Puerto Rican decent, and I've noticed this bias in our systems.
Thank you.
2006-06-16 07:42:03 · 11 answers · asked by man_id_unknown 4 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Many American historical artifacts may have been written by caucasian men, but that hardly explains the bias in modern history books.
2006-06-16 07:52:16 · update #1
Daniel, Evolution being a theory is significant. A fact is indisputable, a theory is disputable. Many scientists have even found faults in this theory, doubting it's integridy.
2006-06-16 08:34:40 · update #2
You see, I'm Hispanic, and I know that not every white man is racist. White men did help blacks and women, WITHOUT BEING FORCED.
The fact that so many think otherwise only proves my point. The school system is brainwashing its system.
2006-06-16 12:18:59 · update #3
It is, as long as human biases remain, impossible to establish unbiased human history.
2006-06-16 11:13:26 · answer #1 · answered by Madama Butterfly 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I've never seen any of these many "politically correct" texts you're talkinga about. It wasn't until recent history that there was even an attempt to include women's history, African American history, a realistic picture of the atrocities we carrried out against the Native peoples.
As for all the "great white men, " who allowed women, blacks, or anyone else "rights," it seems to me that these things only came about after great struggle.
Creationism is based on faith, evolution is science.
2006-06-16 18:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by keri gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History is History it is written by the victor.
I have never heard of Creationalism.
Creationism and Intelligent Design are not even sciences.
Of course evolution is a 'theory' don't use that excuse to lesson its impact. That is one of its 'strengths'. As it has been tested over time the 'Theory of Evolution' has been shown to be more and more correct. It is called the LEARNING process.
2006-06-16 15:13:15 · answer #3 · answered by DanielofD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate political correctness personally but was lucky enough to go to a small school in a community that still holds on to old thinking and values opinions. They still deal with religion in school and if you didn't want to talk about it you didn't have to. Our science teachers were also church oriented and everyone believed that the more you knew the better. You teach evolution, and creationalism and everything inbetween. The more you know the better...and you can make your own opinions. There is a book that ironically one of my favorite teachers gave me called "Lies my teacher told me" it is kind of liberal if you step back and look at it but the content is great and provokes great thinking.
2006-06-17 00:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by A.I.Disguise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evolution is based on overwhelming scientific evidence published in peer-reviewed journals.
creationism is not science, it is based on religious thought. Therefore, it does not belong in the public school system.
These are not two scienctific theories of evolution which would be different but one is science the other is reglion.
I think it is a step back to the dark ages to teach creationism.
2006-06-16 16:19:47 · answer #5 · answered by KathyL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course our country does that---read any book about any war we have been in. The authors always present it like we are just "doing what has to be done" and life as we know it would just end if we didnt jump in and play policeman. The history books are completely one sided in almost everything, but who wants to teach their students about the horrible things our country has done. Ever read about the Japanese Internment camps? We were fighting to stop concentration camps in Germany, but containing people based on their religion in our own country. The government said, "Well, one of them might have been spies"
2006-06-16 14:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by wheeloffortune12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called airbrushing history. Done to suit the religious/political movement at the time.
2006-06-17 06:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by Tiger42 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History is always written by those who are in power and our society's history was written by caucasian men.
2006-06-16 14:50:16 · answer #8 · answered by thisisraya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If one does not belong then niether does the other, evolution is also missing substantial facts..."the missing link" for instance.
2006-06-16 19:07:31 · answer #9 · answered by Gloria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History books are just books. If you insist on treating them as non- fiction then you allow yourself to be misled.
2006-06-16 15:46:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politically correct history is just censored history. I don't even read it.
2006-06-17 00:30:18 · answer #11 · answered by Incorrectly Political 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋