5 Racist Phrases To Remove From Our Civil Discourse
<p>Down South, you hear a lot of racist speech, and we hear it so early in life that we often don't realize where these phrases come from. But, despite the learning curve, we shouldn't be so naive as to believe no one means to cause harm when they <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew%20the%20fat" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">chew the fat.</a> Trump, for instance, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50142172" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">often compared</a> his impeachment inquiry to "<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50142172" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">a lynching</a>."</p>
<p>A White man should never use this term, even when he feels the world is out to get him. Lynchings were not just about being falsely accused, the tradition was about torturing people, and most of the victims were Black. Using that term is demonstrably insensitive to the <a href="https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/history-lynching-america" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">thousands</a> of Black people lynched by White people in the South. And while Trump's rhetoric clearly crossed the line, folks need to realize that some other phrases, less evident, are just as cruel and disrespectful to Black people and our civil discourse.</p>
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