“Where the original theory of symbolic racism said that traditional values were only being used for racist purposes, the modern manifestation of this theory equates the two; to believe in anything ‘traditional’ is now a form of prejudice. Combined with the popular predilection to refuse engagement with any sort of ‘prejudice,’ it’s no wonder that we’ve ended up in a society where no one seems to speak the same language.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/the-ideology-behind-so-what-you-re-saying-is/
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