Donald Trump, Racial Figleaves, and The Breadth of Bigotry

Huffington Post ^ | 01/21/2016 | Jennifer Saul

[detective]

The racial dogwhistle has been an important political technique in recent decades-- a carefully coded message, designed to tap into racial prejudices without the unwitting target realizing that this is what is happening. Tali Mendelberg has argued that such techniques gain their force from twinned but countervailing forces: there is a Norm of Racial Egalitarianism, which brands outright expression of racism unacceptable. But there is also, in most white people, a high level of what is called 'racial resentment', simmering unacknowledged and unarticulated. A dogwhistle utterance exploits this: by talking about 'the culture of the inner city' or 'welfare' a politician may avoid mentioning race, while still causing voters to bring their racial resentment to bear on their voting decisions

[Georgia Girl 2]

Everybody’s a bigot on HuffPo. LOL!

[Albion Wilde]

there is also, in most white people, a high level of what is called 'racial resentment', simmering unacknowledged and unarticulated.

And she knows this how?

[Xenodamus]

I support Cruz because I think he IS the true conservative. However, I like Trump and will vote for him if he gets the nomination. Does that make a “pleb” or ignorant? I don’t think Trump is a racist anymore than I am a racist for wanting the illegals out of my country. Thanks!

[Jack Black]

You have your categories, others have different ones.

[boop]

"And she knows this how?"

Good point.

It says a LOT about HER, though.