Unfortunately, this piece I reported years ago for @npr (longer version on @NPRCodeSwitch) is “evergreen” as we say in journalism. It’s about the use of dehumanizing language: Tweet added by Shereen Marisol Meraji @RadioMirage

Shereen Marisol Meraji

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Unfortunately, this piece I reported years ago for @npr (longer version on @NPRCodeSwitch ) is “evergreen” as we say in journalism. It’s about the use of dehumanizing language:

What Happens When Groups Of People Are Described As Animals

Describing groups of people as animals, using language like, "hunt them down" and "infestation" is an age old tactic to influence public opinion. And, it works. History shows when dehumanizing...

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Timothy Stinson

@StinsonTimothy

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@RadioMirage @NPR @NPRCodeSwitch @thereidout @TheRoot @OnlinePalEng @MiddleEastEye @MSNBC @CNN @rulajebreal @AymanM @AOC @CoriBush @mehdirhasan @mmfa @onthemedia

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Tammie Visintainer 🍉🕊️🤍

@tavisint

8 months

@RadioMirage @NPR @NPRCodeSwitch Thank you! You are brave and your journalism matters, a whole lot.

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Cornell Woolridge (renaissancexm on BlueSky)🦄

@RenaissanceXM

8 months

@RadioMirage @NPR @NPRCodeSwitch Easier to disregard and/or violate people if you make them seem less than human or inhuman.

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TJM

@toyamit

8 months

@RadioMirage @NPR @NPRCodeSwitch I vividly remember reading The Language of Oppression by Haig Bosmajian in undergrad. It was a catalyst in shaping my consciousness.

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Liteninng23☮♻️⚡

@liteninng23

8 months

@RadioMirage @916greygardens @NPR @NPRCodeSwitch Even simple word choices count...i.e., any staff using "declined" instead of "refused" to label a client/ customer/ patient choice is innocuous, rather than implying an attitude that can fester, like the game telephone. Using deferential language choices...

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