A Word of Hate: What Does It Mean to Use Racial Slurs and Their Lasting Effects - TRENDS
Dec 28, 2020 · Over the last decades, the use of explicit derogatory language (e.g., hate speech, slurs, micro-insults) has risen in many countries. We provide an overview on blatant language discrimination, including its psychological antecedents and consequences. Apr 20, 2026 · Racism is a serious public health issue in the United States, and the use of racialslurs raises bigger questions about language and its effects on the health of Black and Hispanic people.
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May 13, 2021 · There is only one item that approaches being called a racialslur, “Being insulted, called a name, or harassed.” However, I do not believe this item fully captures the potency of being called a... As history continues to show, hatespeech coupled with disinformation can lead to stigmatization, discrimination and large-scale violence. Jul 23, 2025 · However, slurs do more than merely humiliate; they enact sustained oppression over time. To address this, we introduce the concept of oppressive history which draws on two interrelated processes: a cumulative history of slurusage and its emotionally charged impact.
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Explicit public uses of racialslurs range from their appearance on signs during white supremacist demonstrations to their use by whites during lynchings and other incidents of racial violence.