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Racism Gone Woke: Original Definitions

Racism Gone Woke: Original Definitions

The philosopher Jacque Derrida believed that “the speaker’s meaning has no more authority than the hearer’s interpretation and thus intention cannot outweigh impact” (Lindsay & Pluckrose, Cynical Theories). Stanford News published an article detailing stories of how language “can correspond with biased beliefs of the speakers.”   Language is incredibly powerful and affects our beliefs, systems, …

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