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Balancing Scales of Language Injustice
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- 2 University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Abstract
This paper addresses the ways in which our everyday usage of the common phrase “people of color” perpetuates a basic inequality in language use. A suggestion to eliminate inequality in teaching is proposed.
KeywordsRaceRacisimTeachingInequality
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