Feds: racial slurs, discrimination go covert with coded words
Code words are used to identify ethnic and racial groups to skirt racist claims
Hyde Park, Chicago, Ill. —
Terms such as "welfare queens" and "crime-ridden neighborhoods" have long been used to refer to African-Americans, Dawson said. In recent years, other analysts said, discussions about patriotism have increasingly become coded with phrases such as "full-blooded Americans" used to exclude certain ethnic groups, particularly Latino immigrants.
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