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."
None of my brown friends use “Latinex”. I have a few friends that I’d enjoy standing to the side and watching someone call them a latinex. Lol
Conservative Latins know how to spell Latin.
“white”, with a lower case “w”, is a color.
“White”, with an upper case “W”, is a reference to a specific group of people.
Using the former to refer to the latter is saying that one specific group, alone among all others, is undeserving of a name.
That is clearly the intent.
From now on I am going to use the term Caucasian which is incontrovertibly an ethnic designation that speaks to geographic origin.
Latinx makes no sense.
If a person wants a term that refers to both men and women, they can simply say Latin, as that includes both men and women who are from cultures that speak Latin languages like Spanish.
Simple. It means they’re getting uppity.
Latino?
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. Hit piece or not, the article was well written and worth a read, but I can’t figure out why.
So much material with AGENDA is couched as scholarship. And so much scholarship, while truly seeking truth, gets mugged by provocateurs - that is an intellectual tragedy.
Even this article, which could be weaponized - "ahhh look...black conservatives can't be themselves whites" - is based on a stream of research that SEEMS to come from a perspective of "why must we be anything but ourselves?" It requires a little digging but the fruit was magnificent.
Or, you meant something else and I need remedial reading comprehension.
Ultimately, it comes down to a social need we all have to fit in—I’ll wager physical mannerisms go along beautifully with the speech.
Agreed. Arrogant white liberals and academic elites. NPR pushes “latinx” so much, I’m actually stunned when they let slip through “latino.”
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