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Words That Hurt
and whySlide2
Sometimes
we say words without realizing
the impact
they may have on
others. HELP
MAKE THIS A SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYONE
.
Take the time to educate yourself about
language and
histories of oppression.Slide3
BITCH
Targets and dehumanizes women, even if used towards men – including homosexual men.
Devalues women and femininity.
Reinforces sexism.Slide4
PIMP
A man who makes a profession out of reducing women to commodities and convincing them to sell their bodies clients.
An oppressor of women.
Allows this to be seen in a glorified light.Slide5
GHETTO
Describe something or someone as cheap, worn out, poor, dangerous, etc.
Reference to housing communities that are impoverished and disproportionately impact people of color. Associates people of color with these negative characteristics.Slide6
ILLEGAL ALIEN
Reduces undocumented immigrants to something less than human.
Fixates on legal status instead of people as individuals.
Asserts that some people belong here more than others do.
Ignores political, social, and economic factors that negatively impact people of color.Slide7
NO HOMO
Stresses that speaker’s heterosexuality, masculinity, and/or other traits to avoid being perceived as homosexual.
Goes to great lengths to avoid association with anything homosexual.
Reinforces that to be homosexual is a bad thing.Slide8
RETARDED & LAME
Targets mental, emotional, and physical disabilities as objects for ridicule.
Used as synonyms for “worthless”, “bad”, “unintelligent”, “incapable”, etc.Slide9
THAT’S SO GAY
Stigmatizes homosexuals.
Uses their identity to describe something as undesirable and bad.
Replaces negative adjectives with words related to LGBT identity.Slide10
WHORE/HO/SLUT
Dismisses anyone seen as being “too” sexual – particularly sex workers, women, homosexuals, and people of color.
Perpetuates negativity towards sex itself.
Regulates who is allowed to have a sexual personality.Slide11
SAY WHAT
YOU MEAN
&
MEAN WHAT
YOU SAY