Who is articulate?: Biased perceptions of language

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Nic Subtirelu — 1 Comment

A while back, I read H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman‘s excellent book Articulate While Black. The book takes an in-depth look at racialized public reaction to Barack Obama especially as a candidate for president. One phenomenon they explore is the use of the…

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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Who is articulate?: Biased perceptions of language

Is it racist to call “no homo” homophobic?