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BainsBane

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27. Words are important for what the signal about society

Reply to Waldorf (Reply #21)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 06:14 PM

Nov 2015

In your analysis, the word is more important than the social and political structure that gives that word meaning.
Yet the same people who make that claim also tend to be those who insist bigoted words they might like to use don't really mean what everyone knows that do, that terms like c...t and w...e aren't misogynist. The one commonality is both of those cases is that language serves to maintain power and subjugation of the subaltern.

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Racism is [View all] BainsBane Nov 2015 OP

Some like to pile on african american and harass them and bully them and then play the victim bravenak Nov 2015 #1

Yes, I've noticed that BainsBane Nov 2015 #2

Dressing up bigotry in the language Skidmore Nov 2015 #5

It is way worse than from the right. bravenak Nov 2015 #7

Well said. Any person who embraces the language of white victimhood Skidmore Nov 2015 #3

I agree with this OP.Sometimes the obvious has to spelled sufrommich Nov 2015 #4

So well said BB mcar Nov 2015 #6

Racism is racism Prism Nov 2015 #8

The newspeak is casting whites as victims of racism BainsBane Nov 2015 #11

Exactlu. Thank you. bravenak Nov 2015 #12

Boom. Starry Messenger Nov 2015 #18

Word salad avoiding the salient discussion Prism Nov 2015 #28

I inferred precisely the same sentiment from your post. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #13

Meh Prism Nov 2015 #29

Be VERY careful bringing Orwell into this conversation Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #15

That's a, dare I say, Orwellian version of Orwell there Prism Nov 2015 #26

Another excellent post, Prism. /nt pintobean Nov 2015 #16

Great post FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #20

Well said. guillaumeb Nov 2015 #31

I generally agree with you... MellowDem Nov 2015 #9

I had ancestors who were indentured servants BainsBane Nov 2015 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #37

As long as we have 'race', there will be racism ck4829 Nov 2015 #10

Thank you Bobbie Jo Nov 2015 #17

No. For now, racism still means racism. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #19

I'm not changing the meaning BainsBane Nov 2015 #25

Google does wonders CheRan Nov 2015 #32

Totally disagree. If somebody says or does something to me based on the color of my skin, I call it Waldorf Nov 2015 #21

Words are important for what the signal about society BainsBane Nov 2015 #27

This whole thread is a very informative read. sheshe2 Nov 2015 #22

+1 You are absolutely correct about the informative nature of this jaysunb Nov 2015 #23

Racism IS many things Android3.14 Nov 2015 #24

While many racists in the US talk about racism directed against whites guillaumeb Nov 2015 #30

speaking of racists tertris3240 Nov 2015 #33

Interesing BainsBane Nov 2015 #38

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Rampant... kentuck Nov 2015 #35

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