Posted on 08/01/2021 9:52:45 AM PDT by devane617
When communicating in mostly white settings, politically conservative Black and Latinx Americans use words associated with competence more often than their liberal counterparts, distancing themselves from negative racial stereotypes, according to a new study by Yale social psychologist Cydney Dupree.
The study, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, combined several experiments to show that Black and Latinx conservatives, specifically those who are less concerned with social and economic inequality ("hierarchy-based conservatives"), are more likely to adopt language associated with power, status, and ability than liberals when addressing white people or operating in predominantly white spaces, including the halls of Congress.
"Despite common misconceptions, Black and Latinx Americans hold varied political beliefs," said Dupree, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Yale School of Management. "Those who are more conservative—specifically, those not so concerned about inequality—tend to distance themselves from their racial ingroup.
"I predicted that, when talking to white people, Black and Latinx conservatives would distance themselves from negative ingroup stereotypes, such as those labeling them as lower in competence. My findings supported that prediction. When addressing whites, Black and Latinx conservatives use language associated with competence more frequently than their liberal counterparts, reversing stereotypes."
Basically they don’t say gimmedat.
Blsck and Latinx conservatives know that lberals are stupid, so they communicate with them at their level.
“The science” confirmed her predictions. She could be the next Lysenko.
Different type of camouflage...more chameleon-like.
Nice skill to have...
Only “white” is not capitalized.
It’s Yale.
No explanation needed.
There are only conservatives, I don’t give a fig about their race.
Sounds to me like Yale is using their dog whistle to tell the black Democrat supporters that these black conservatives cannot be trusted. In other words, they are not black enough, so pay no attention to them.
I think it’s written in a very unclear manner.
I get the feeling that the author wants to imply that these Conservatives are somehow hypocritical — they speak one way to one audience, but in a more sophisticated way to another audience. How evil!!!!
Also, the author seems to imply that Black Conservatives simply don’t care about inequality. Also evil!!!!!
I can’t tell if it is meant as a hit piece, but to me, it feels like a subtle hit piece.
got it.
Well at least it is not as condescending as faking a drawl and spitting out gems like “I ain’t noways tired” to talk down to your audience.
I think he is saying they don’t speak ghetto ebonics?
“...but to me, it feels like a subtle hit piece.”
Ok, you confirmed what I was feeling.
I work with a lot of lawyers, both black and white. I have found that the black lawyers are very good speakers, often better than the white ones. They are less likely to interrupt and more likely to speak sentences without a lot of uh-huhs and okays. They do not fall into some of the overly casual jargon of white lawyers.
In related news, I have found — through science — that when communicating in any racial setting, politically liberal Black and Latinx Americans murder and steal more often than their conservative counterparts,
Do conservatives even use the term Latinx in normal speech? I’ve only hear conservatives use that term when mocking liberals that use that word.
What’s a White setting? A snowy field ?
My latino friends hate the made-up term “latinx.”
Barbara Billingsley is not there to translate jive.
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