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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... ritual performances put on for the German people . So Hitler could declare in a speech delivered in Nuremberg in 1937 : " This pestilence [ Communism ] will ask no man's permission to put an end to the democracies through the Marxist ...
... ritual performances put on for the German people . So Hitler could declare in a speech delivered in Nuremberg in 1937 : " This pestilence [ Communism ] will ask no man's permission to put an end to the democracies through the Marxist ...
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... rituals some Indians were subjected to when they sought to become citizens required they give up their " Indian names " and take on " white ones . " The ritual clearly compelled the Indian to deny his or her previous identity through ...
... rituals some Indians were subjected to when they sought to become citizens required they give up their " Indian names " and take on " white ones . " The ritual clearly compelled the Indian to deny his or her previous identity through ...
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... ritual of women adopting the names of their husbands upon marriage . William Black- stone , eighteenth century ... ritual has its male supremist implications , like the ritual of giving the newborn child the male parent's surname ...
... ritual of women adopting the names of their husbands upon marriage . William Black- stone , eighteenth century ... ritual has its male supremist implications , like the ritual of giving the newborn child the male parent's surname ...
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The Language of AntiSemitism | 11 |
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The Language of White Racism | 33 |
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