jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agoRacist dog whistle: the right wing has weaponized ‘DEI’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkRacist dog whistle: the right wing has weaponized ‘DEI’www.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoA professor I had in undergrad once use the term “vernacular treadmill” to describe that process. It just keeps spinning and we have to update what we define as insulting as it becomes used that way.
minus-squareitsnicodegallo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-26 months ago“Euphemism Treadmill” on Wikipedia. Very interesting subject!
A professor I had in undergrad once use the term “vernacular treadmill” to describe that process. It just keeps spinning and we have to update what we define as insulting as it becomes used that way.
“Euphemism Treadmill” on Wikipedia. Very interesting subject!