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by bluntfang
2178 days ago
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While I don't know anyone who goes off the rails on someone who about terms like "black market," I do think there are academics studying terms like these [0] and how they effect culture and society as a whole. I also think they would communicate in such a way as to say "Hey it's not cool to use that word because it promotes institutional racism, can we use another term instead?" [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6148600/ >This commentary addresses the widespread use of racist language in discussions concerning predatory publishing. Examples include terminology such as blacklists, whitelists, and black sheep. The use of such terms does not merely reflect a racist culture, but also serves to legitimize and perpetuate it. |
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