Ideology workshops - Wednesday 12 April 2006

Politics and political correctness

The Seinfeld episode "the Outing" will motivate our discussion: Jerry must work hard to prove he is straight when a college reporter mistakenly reports that he and George are gay, "not that there is anything wrong with that." From 90's TV sitcom to recent reality, we examine next the outing campaign recently taking place in Cameroon. Theoretical questions closely combined here with ideological ones: Do 90's (American) trends of "saying the right thing" help us reach progress or rather mask the harsh reality and thus hinder change?