Using the n-word is more common than you (or President Obama) may think
Using the n-word is more common than you (or President Obama) may think
- June 25, 2015
- An op-ed by Michael Tesler, political science assistant professor, is featured in The Washington Post June 25, 2015
From The Washington Post:
President Obama made headlines earlier this week when he said the n-word in the aftermath
of recent racial violence in Charleston. The president’s premeditated purpose in using
the inflammatory slur was to help make the point that there is more to racism than
just overt expressions of racial prejudice and discrimination. … Michael Tesler is
assistant professor of political science at UC Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/06/25/using-the-n-word-is-more-common-than-you-or-president-obama-may-think/.
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