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> There is not a damn thing offensive about a combination of <color><noun>. Do I ever have a new word for you. Have you ever heard of the term 'yellow peril'?
by fzeroracer 6y ago
> There is not a damn thing offensive about a combination of <color><noun>.
Do I ever have a new word for you. Have you ever heard of the term 'yellow peril'? Color coding is a remarkably easy and efficient way to encode racial stereotypes and spread propaganda.
Nowadays the association with said color is lessened (though some elements still appear among racists) but it seems rather ignorant of history to ignore the uses of color coding for racial dogwhistles.