Stereotypes Of Language And Discourse - 1115 Words

In today’s society, stereotyping happens every day between different levels with different levels of directness. This includes individuals, groups, systems, and governments acting through direct negative stereotypes, to discreet stereotypical groupings. Stereotypes have become ingrained and deeply imbedded in society to a point where they are barley questioned by members of the dominant groups. To understand, and identify acts of stereotyping one must be aware of language that is used to stereotype people. â€Å"Language does more than simply describe or reflect social phenomena; it can also be used to construct and maintain oppression. Language and discourse are related to power in that they are both delivery systems for political assumptions†¦show more content†¦A lack of recognition to their oppressive connotations. For instance, Mullaly takes a look at the word â€Å"Man† prefix or suffix that is used and stated as a stand-alone word at the center of t he universe. When one is to critically think of the deeper meaning of the word â€Å"man† it can be seen as a sexist or gender exclusive use of language. Mullaly states that the word â€Å"man† contributes to the invisibility of women and acts as a continuation of women’s subordination to men. Another example is the use of the word â€Å"Black†. Throughout history and present, the word has been associated with evil, wrong, fear, dirty. Often black is attached to other words to create a once positive reference to now a negative, i.e. black witch, black cat, black book. When critically thinking about this word one may consider it in relation to the word â€Å"white†. Alternately white has been associated with being right, innocence, and pure. Therefore, when looking at the two one can draw a conclusion that â€Å"black† correlates with negative. Once creating a deeper understanding language within society may become more apparent. 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