The Language of Oppression, Volume 10Examines decadence in our language, especially that language which leads to dehumanization and degradation of human beings. Powerful illustrations may be found in the fact that, for instance, Hitler's "Final Solution" appeared "reasonable" once the Jews were successfully labelled by the Nazis as sub-humans, "parasites," "vermin," or "bacilli." So, too, the subjugation of the American Indian was "defensible" since they were defined as "barbarians" and "savages." The author of this engrossing text that was originally published in 1974 by Public Affairs Press successfully identifies and critically comments on the racist, sexist, and ethnic slurs still predominant in society today, with the hope that this decadence will be cured. Winner of the 1983 George Orwell Award from the Committee on Doublespeak of the NCTE. |
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... Gordon Allport has written in The Nature of Prejudice , " members of minority groups are often understandably sensitive to names given them . Not only do they object to deliberately insulting epithets , but sometimes see evil intent ...
... Gordon Allport has written in The Nature of Prejudice , " members of minority groups are often understandably sensitive to names given them . Not only do they object to deliberately insulting epithets , but sometimes see evil intent ...
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... Gordon Allport , " act like shrieking sirens , deafening us to all the finer discriminations that we might otherwise perceive . " " 22 When Time magazine reported that " Bobby Rogers , 31 , Negro superintendent of a grubby South Bronx ...
... Gordon Allport , " act like shrieking sirens , deafening us to all the finer discriminations that we might otherwise perceive . " " 22 When Time magazine reported that " Bobby Rogers , 31 , Negro superintendent of a grubby South Bronx ...
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... Gordon Allport , The Nature of Prejudice ( Garden City , New York : Anchor Books , 1958 ) , p . 178 . 49. Ibid . 50. Floyd McKissick , " Speech at the National Conference on Black Power , " in Haig and Hamida Bosmajian , The Rhetoric of ...
... Gordon Allport , The Nature of Prejudice ( Garden City , New York : Anchor Books , 1958 ) , p . 178 . 49. Ibid . 50. Floyd McKissick , " Speech at the National Conference on Black Power , " in Haig and Hamida Bosmajian , The Rhetoric of ...
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The Language of AntiSemitism | 11 |
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The Language of White Racism | 33 |
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