Politics. The most frequently discussed subject as January 2016. With the 2016 Presidential Campaign coming in fast, the public eye is focusing on exactly what all of the candidates are saying. The ones who have to pay the most attention are the high school graduating class of 2016. Most of them having just turned eighteen and will soon be fresh out of high school this is the majority of these students first political participation. There seems to be a highlight on the words spewing not from the presidential candidates’ mouths but, more from their supporters; saying what the candidates cannot say. Yet, up until now many have been “afraid” to say what they feel the country needs. In The New York Times Op-Ed Section an article written by Lindy West, titled ‘Are Trump Fans Really ‘Afraid’?’, a Trump supporter said, “You know this country is so dang political correct. I’m afraid to say what I really feel…”. Ironically enough, she is grammatically incorrect…Nonetheless has America really changed, or are we better at hiding our flaws?

As recently as 2014 there has been an uproar in racial discrepancies between minorities particularly African-Americans and the police. Many are surprised at this behavior communicated between the two groups; frankly if you’re an African-American it’s not that surprising. As an African-American child you’re told to keep your eyes and ears open and to watch your mouth in an effort in order for ethnic majority to “not be offended” or “threatened”. A large majority of the leading Republican candidate has said in a very nicely packaged form of political correctness dozens of minority injustices and ethnic degradation. It is evident that we have not entirely changed what we would like to say, we’re just afraid of saying it in the “politically incorrect” way. Another example would be calling people racist. According to Lindy West, “An artifact of a culture in which some people believe that it’s worse to be called racist than to be racist.” The more politically correct way of saying the word racist has been upped to two words, “misogynistic xenophobe.” A compilation of gargantuan idioms specifically juxtaposed to illustrate derogatory verbiage in an amiable way. So, when it is said that America is not what it used to be socially, it actually is the same it’s just been politically autocorrected over the years.