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You can see how that might be seen as a dog whistle.
by andybak 6y ago
You can see how that might be seen as a dog whistle.
- LudwigNagasena 6y agoIf you perceive something as a dog whistle, it doesn't mean others think so too or that author intended it that way. You have to be understanding. If something seems "off" to you, try to be more open-minded, we live in a multicultral society.
- jsinai 6y agoThis runs both ways though. At the same time though we should be mindful of our actions and words, as much as possible. If there is a way of saying something that would not be perceived as a dog whistle, then choose those words. This is hard though because our own experiences mean we might not always see right away what is offensive to others, but we should try.
- randompwd 6y agoDon't factually quote something because somebody might get offended on behalf of somebody else? Riight...Best of luck with that.
- netsharc 6y ago"OP" here.. I'm not shooting the quoter, I'm questioning if the original article writers have some sort of sneering attitude when they wrote that...
- oska 6y agoThe concept of 'dog whistling' is bogus. You can only hold people accountable for what they say, not what you think they might be 'signalling'.
- implements 6y agoYou can’t define sophisticated behaviour out of reality, unfortunately. “Dog Whistle” exists just as other coded forms of communication exist - to pass targeted private messages in public, with some plausible deniability.
- qtplatypus 6y agoPeople make use of Steganography all the time. The practice of using associations to communicate different messages to two groups is not at all exterordany