August 13, 2019

A phrase worth dropping

Sam Smith - There are a couple of problems with the term white supremacist.  For one thing, it plays into the self-impression of those the phrase is intended to target. They may feel honored by such a status. Secondly, using ethnic adjectives can make others of that identity feel targeted. They may think the term is being applied by liberals to all non-liberal whites.  Better to use non-ethnically based terms like ethnic bully, racist  or even neo-Nazi.

1 comment:

nomad said...

' using ethnic adjectives can make others of that identity feel targeted.'

evidently.