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Racial code words in modern America
June 30, 2008 4:04 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Coded prejudice is cloaked dagger. "Code word bigotry is a secret code, a secret handshake between the listening audience and the host."
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July 1, 2008 6:22 am
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On a related note, here's a story I remember from early this year that I really thought was odd:
Southern racists adopt "Canadian" as a euphemism for "black"
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/27/southern-racists-ado.html
(Unfortunately, the link to the nationalpost.com story seems to be dead)
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