Words To Avoid Selling Racism In Public

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Individuals use phrases to avoid sounding racist in public. Racist ideas are expressed overtly in private. Sometimes it is hard to interpret the meaning behind some phrases. People may offer contradictory statements, or have no opinion on certain issues. Five aspects of verbal diffusions of racism are examined in this chapter. The first aspect of verbal diffusion is avoidance. The second aspect involve parachutes which are used to avoid certain discussions. The third aspect involves how projections are disclosed. The fourth aspect focuses on how discrimination appears in racial discussions. The final aspect involve how participants become incoherent when discussing private topics publicly. Incoherence is a common element in Whites’ expressions …show more content…
Youth may tell racial jokes or use racial slurs in private. Half of the participants know racist individuals and believe interacting with these individual may have had an effect on them. Words and phrases are used by whites to protect them from appearing as racist. Stories are often inserted in dialogues to make an individual sound less racist while expressing their true feelings. Whites’ often state they cannot relate to the current state of discrimination before minimizing how much it occurs. Whites’ claim reverse discrimination occurs. Participants may agree and disagree with a certain topic before taking a strong stance in one direction to make them sound less racist. It is believed that race is not an issue, but other factors matter. Some people just like being around their own kind. Projections are ideas of how people feel towards something. Projection is used to defend against racist views by deflecting responsibility. Projection may also make people feel better about themselves. Projection may also take the form of an individual expressing how one may feel bad about being put in certain situations. The word little may appear in race talk so one will not sound racist or to reduce the impact racial