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Terms ‘woke’, ‘CRT’ are specific racist ‘dog whistles’ targeting Black people
Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:43 am
Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:43 am
Terms ‘woke’, ‘CRT’ are specific racist ‘dog whistles’ targeting Black people, claims WaPo Magazine columnist
In a Monday article, Washington Post Magazine contributing columnist Damon Young claimed that the terms "woke" and "CRT" are actually racist euphemisms and dog whistles which discriminate against African Americans.
Young argued that these coded words are being weaponized by conservative activists to gin up fear of "the decentering of Whiteness in America" and inspire backlash against minority communities.
After providing a brief recounting of all the racist, anti-African American dog whistles over the years, Young claimed the latest two entries were "CRT," as in "Critical Race Theory," and "Woke."
Starting with CRT, Young said, The newest addition to this glossary is CRT. You have Black teachers, Black administrators or Black school board members? That’s CRT. Black authors in your curriculum? CRT. You happen to teach a version of American history that doesn’t capitulate to the concept of American exceptionalism? CRT."
Then Young went after the term "woke," writing, "Then there’s ‘woke’ — a word I’d argue has undergone more shifts in connotation than any other word in the 21st century."
He recounted a bit of the word’s history, saying, "When I was in college, in the late ’90s and early aughts, it was used exclusively by Black people to describe the Black people so socially conscious that it bordered on parody. Unfortunately, one of us left the gate open and said it in mixed company, and it eventually entered the mainstream as a synonym for political correctness."
Young mentioned the current meaning of "woke," writing, "Today, ‘woke’ is mostly used by the right to signify the presence of Black people (or women) where they didn’t expect them to be."
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Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:45 am to djmed
quote:..doing propagandist work
Washington Post Magazine contributing columnist Damon Young
That is not what CRT is at all...
Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:46 am to djmed
WaPo?
I don't care about that compromised garbage.
I don't care about that compromised garbage.
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Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:47 am to djmed
quote:
"Today, ‘woke’ is mostly used by the right to signify the presence of Black people (or women) where they didn’t expect them to be."
...what?
Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:48 am to djmed
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Terms ‘woke’, ‘CRT’ are specific racist ‘dog whistles’ targeting Black people,
Karen is a similar racist term and stereotype used to target whites.
This post was edited on 9/28/22 at 9:01 am
Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:52 am to djmed
Talk about miserable conspiracy theorists, the race baiters really think white middle and lower classes really conspire against them when we're just trying to make a living. I wish they all lived in the Woodlands and played golf all day. Toxic insanity.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:55 am to djmed
Critical Race Theory is their term. How the hell is it bad all of sudden?
Posted on 9/28/22 at 8:59 am to Trauma14
"woke" is their word too.
i could give a frick anymore what they say is racist.
i could give a frick anymore what they say is racist.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:01 am to djmed
I’m pretty sure they started these terms.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:02 am to LetsgoGamecocks
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Karen is a similar racist term and stereotype and term freely used to target whites.
I said the same thing on this forum when this term started getting popular. I was downvoted to hell.
I'm black but I've always thought "Karen" was racist towards white women.
This post was edited on 9/28/22 at 9:03 am
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:05 am to djmed
Pretty sure Orwell predicted all of these word games.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:07 am to djmed
Left coins phrases/terms
Right uses said terms to point out what they're doing
Left says phrases/terms used by right are x-ist
Sounds like the typical natural progression
Right uses said terms to point out what they're doing
Left says phrases/terms used by right are x-ist
Sounds like the typical natural progression
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:13 am to djmed
This is good work. Teach terrible things and then when people push back, call their arguments offensive (racist, sexist, etc.) and reject them on moral grounds. You can't lose!
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:17 am to djmed
quote:Critical race theory was originated by Black scholars. It's underpinnings are pro-Black, anti-white, anti-colonialist. It was promoted by race-focused Black academics.
CRT
So CRT, a field focused heavily on race/skin-color, should be easily envisioned as a racist dog whistle. After all, it's as such by design. Of course, racism inherent in CRT is not what the author is addressing.
He claims those pointing out obvious racist underpinnings of CRT are themselves the "racists". The fact he is trekking that path as a Black man is insentient.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:19 am to djmed
If "woke" and "CRT" are racist dog whistles, what the hell are "ultra-Maga", "Semi-fascist", "white supremacist"?
quote:This is literally the stated goal of CRT. Go read Kendi. His proposed cure for past racism is new racism in the other direction.
gin up fear of "the decentering of Whiteness in America"
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:39 am to djmed
Isn't it funny how words and actions can only become racist, they never stop being considered racist? Why is it that no one ever tries to take these formerly-non-racist things back?
Just look at those racists.
Just look at those racists.
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