"...if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."
This phrase reminds me of another phrase, "You are what you eat"... meaning you become what you consume. In this case, you are what you say/think. Clearly our words are stemmed from our thoughts. But the idea that our thoughts can be stemmed from what we say is very interesting.
When talking about "inappropriate language", there are many words and phrases that come to mind, such as retarded, gay, stupid, etc. I want to focus on a phrase "deaf and dumb". Calling someone who is deaf, dumb, is very inappropriate and offensive. On the other hand, sometimes I hear people being called deaf if they are acting "dumb", meaning they are acting like they are deaf, which is extremely offensive to people who have an actual disability. I like the quote, "No one has ever made himself great by showing how small someone else is" by Irvin Himmel. Often, people are so insecure that they try and put others down to make themselves seem "cooler". I think this is why people make fun of people with disabilities... because they think they are better than them since they aren't "normal". And this is terrible. This has been going on for so long that it has become socially acceptable to say those things, and even find them humorous. I think this is what "language can also corrupt thought" is referring to. Since this type of language is heard everyday, it has corrupted our thoughts into thinking that it's okay. When it is definitely not okay and very offensive.
