These days, television and magazine ads have taken bigger steps toward political correctness. It s a common sight to see an ad for shampoo or clothing that shows a diverse group of teenagers, whereas years ago these ads would only portray heterogeneous groups of stereotypical models of what society traditionally was expected to look like. MTV has ethnically diverse V.J.s, affirmative action is a hot topic, and gays and lesbians are gaining more prominence in the media. However, it woud be inaccurate to say that everyone of this generation is striving equally toward political correctness and multiculturalism. The portrayal of women in the media is horrendously misogynous, and racial stereotypes still exist on popular television programs.
Progress is slow and there are still many people who are happy to be ignorant.
Perhaps the professor is exaggerating here. On a daily basis, I hear at least one comment from my collegiate peers that is blatantly offensive to one group or another. As a whole we may be progressing, but Edmundson exaggerates when he says we are collectively seeking political correctness and multiculturalism. He sees us as uncreative. The accusation about our generation lacking passion may have some truth to it but is not by any means a crisis we are going through.