Both the Black Panther Party Platform and the SCUM Manifesto voices every extreme argument. Language is a very powerful tool, the way you use it can result in many different outcomes. Your tone in your writing may not be the tone the reader interprets it. Therefore, it’s crucial to be clear and blunt when you’re trying to directly attempt to deliver a strong belief or message. The Black Panther Party Platform speaks to provide a vivid story from what and where the issues were. The radical language used here is demanding but very effective. In able to support their huge movement, declaring rights and equality, they used language to their advantage. On the other hand, SCUM Manifesto also uses radical language, which allowed Valerie Solana to express her perspective on a controversial topic. This use of language provides a sense of strength and power into the position. It not only shows the seriousness of the writer but also voicing the important and urgency of the changes that need to take place. In the writing, she clearly holds a strong standing on her value of supporting women’s rights. Not only that but she also thinks that men are the main problem and there should be an elimination of the sex male. The use of radical language is used effectively because it shakes the readers and at some point, throughout the reading, you’ll feel convinced and you sort of sink into the thoughts of the writer even though it was out of the norm when it was first written.

-Shan Shan Chen