On the offensive prejudice in language past and present
"You people ... She was asking for it ... That's so gay ... Don't be a Jew ... My ex-girlfriend is crazy ... You'd be pretty if you lost weight ... You look good ... for your age ... These statements can be offensive to some people, but it is complicated to understand exactly why...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY ; Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| Zusammenfassung: | "You people ... She was asking for it ... That's so gay ... Don't be a Jew ... My ex-girlfriend is crazy ... You'd be pretty if you lost weight ... You look good ... for your age ... These statements can be offensive to some people, but it is complicated to understand exactly why. It is often difficult to recognize the veiled racism, sexism, ableism, lookism, ageism, and other -isms that hide in our everyday language. From an early age, we learn and normalize many words and phrases that exclude groups of people and reinforce bias and social inequality. Our language expresses attitudes and beliefs that can reveal internalized discrimination, prejudice, and intolerance. Some words and phrases are considered to be offensive, even if we're not trying to be" |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 316 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781108791786 |