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050 0 0 _aP410 .I58
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082 0 0 _a420.1/43
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100 1 _aStollznow, Karen,
245 1 0 _aOn the offensive :
_bprejudice in language past and present /
_cKaren Stollznow.
264 1 _aCambridge, United Kingdom ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2020.
264 4 _c©2020.
300 _aviii, 316 pages ;
_c22 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: You Can't Say Anything These Days -- I'm Not A Racist, But ... -- Boys Will Be Boys -- Not That There's Anything Wrong With That -- Don't Be A Jew -- That's Crazy -- Hit By The Ugly Stick -- God's Waiting Room -- Conclusion: Walk A Mile In Someone's Shoes.
520 _a"You people ... She was asking for it ... That's so gay ... Don't be a Jew ... My ex-girlfriend is crazy ... You'd be pretty if you lost weight ... You look good ... for your age ... These statements can be offensive to some people, but it is complicated to understand exactly why. It is often difficult to recognize the veiled racism, sexism, ableism, lookism, ageism, and other -isms that hide in our everyday language. From an early age, we learn and normalize many words and phrases that exclude groups of people and reinforce bias and social inequality. Our language expresses attitudes and beliefs that can reveal internalized discrimination, prejudice, and intolerance. Some words and phrases are considered to be offensive, even if we're not trying to be"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aDiscrimination in language.
650 0 _aInvective.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aStollznow, Karen.
_tOn the offensive.
_dCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020
_z9781108866637
_w(DLC) 2020013568
_w(OCoLC)1153339731.
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