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Linguistic diversity in the classroom (part 1): African American English and academic writing

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Nic Subtirelu — 2 Comments

Summer is coming to an end. Many teachers in the US are preparing for a new school year (and some have already started). As I get ready myself to head back into the classroom, I’ve been thinking about the ideas…

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Posted in Language and education, Linguistic diversity, Prescriptivism and language prejudice

Is it racist to call “no homo” homophobic?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Nic Subtirelu — 7 Comments

After I wrote in my last post that “no homo” propagates a homophobic ideology, I encountered a number of people claiming that resistance to “no homo” stemmed from racism masquerading as a concern for gay rights. In particular Hakeem Muhammed writes, “While…

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Posted in Ideology and social change, Language and race, Linguistic diversity, Prescriptivism and language prejudice

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