The Three Little Domestic Farm Mammals

Adhering to what is politically correct is a major issue in American culture today as it dominates the business and political worlds. Superiors and subordinates, in government and businesses, on every level are trained and expected to constrain from making comments that can be seen as not politically correct. In using the term politically correct I mean abstaining from using derogative language or actions that are aimed at the opposite sex, lower classes, or another race. A basic example of the politically correct concept can be seen when you compare old English fairy tales to their politically correct remakes.
The old English fairytale The Three Little Pigs and the politically correct bedtime story of the same name are both similar in many aspects, but slightly different in some aspects. The message intertwined in the stories remains the same even after the story is politically corrected. The wolf represents an imperialistic entity that attempts to commandeer a possession of the pigs.
The literal characteristics of the two stories also remain the same. For instance, the number of pigs involved does not differ from the original to the politically correct remake. The materials that comprised the three houses did not change either. The houses are still built out of straw, clay and bricks. A slight variation in how the house of bricks is described is a negligible difference. The old English fairytale version simply states that the third pig’s house was built using bricks. The politically correct bedtime story version illustrates the house by stating, “…a house of dung, clay and creeper vines shaped into bricks and baked in a small kiln.” The fact remains that the third house was comprised of bricks, but the politically correct version entails much more detail.
Among the similar attributes of both stories, a significant difference can be found. In each story the wolf has varying motives as to what he wants to attain from the pigs. In the old English fairytale, it can be inferred that the wolf is attempting to eat the pigs. The politically correct adaptation portrays the wolf as an expansionist determined to take the land from the pigs and reap the benefits.
The effects of political correctness in the fairytale alter the reading ease as well, as larger more complex words are incorporated to modernize the message. Essentially, by adapting the story in politically correct terms, the author dissolves any language from the original story that may have appeared derogative or hurtful. The pigs, for example, are depicted as idealistic and nature friendly as they use, “…materials that were indigenous to the area,” to build their houses and, “…settled back to live in peace and self-determination.” The old English edition is considerably starker and characterizes the pigs as poor fortune seekers who beg men for the materials needed to build their primitive dwellings. The politically correct story describes the pigs is such a way as to remove the assumption that the pigs are low class and thus, avoids any degradation of the pigs. Besides being included in businesses and government practices, as you can see, political correctness is also used in modern literature. I exemplified the ongoing usage of politically correct language by comparing it to two versions of an old English fairytale to show how much the concept has impeded on American culture in the modern world.