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Title: Taming Uncivil Discourse.
Authors: Gibson, James L. (AUTHOR), Epstein, Lee (AUTHOR), Magarian, Gregory P. (AUTHOR)
Source: Political Psychology. Apr2020, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p383-401. 19p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects: United States. Supreme Court, Social conflict, Political correctness, Asian Americans, East Asians, Discourse
Abstract: In an era of seemingly intense populist politics, a variety of issues of intergroup prejudice, discrimination, and conflict have moved center stage in much of the industrialized world. Among these is "political correctness" and, in particular, what constitutes a legitimate discourse of political and social conflict and opposition. Yet the meaning of legitimate discourse is being turned on its head as some disparaged groups seek to reclaim, or reappropriate, slurs directed against them. Using as a context a U.S. Supreme Court case about whether "The Slants"—a band named after a traditional slur against Asians—can trademark its name, we test several hypotheses about reappropriation processes based on a nationally representative sample with an oversample of East Asian Americans and several survey experiments. We find that motives attributions influence how people understand and evaluate potentially disparaging words. In particular, when reappropriation motives are perceived, insulting words are judged to be less insulting. In this sense, uncivil discourse can to some degree be tamed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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