Our culture's emphasis on political correctness and being as inoffensive as possible has the tendency to put some stress on me as writer. The vast amount of derogatory and slang words that float around society makes it difficult to discern what is acceptable in writing and what is considered offensive.
Even for Padgett's glossary quiz, I was coming across words that I didn't know could be used as a terrible description for a group of people. I was also feeling slightly naive and inexperienced, seeing words that described important elements of other cultures that I felt as though I should know, but didn't.
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