September 14, 2009, 20:26
KallehCode Words
Shu and I were in Dubuque, Iowa, this weekend, and there was an interesting editorial in their local
newspaper. Apparently there has been an increase in crime in Dubuque, and
quote:
Some longtime residents readily blame newcomers to the community, particularly those arriving "from Chicago and Milwaukee" -- essentially, code words for African-American -- for all these problems.
Code words? Have you heard that terminology before? Is there another word for it? At first I wondered if
euphemism were the correct term for it, but clearly it is a different concept.
September 14, 2009, 22:19
arnieYes, I've often seen that use.
September 15, 2009, 05:13
<Asa Lovejoy>Yes - it's not rare hereabouts.
September 15, 2009, 05:37
zmježdYes, the term and its use .
September 15, 2009, 20:45
KallehWell, it's easy to figure out what they mean, but neither Shu nor I had heard it used that way.
September 18, 2009, 05:34
Robert Arvanitis"Euphemism" does not have the same pejorative connotation as the conspiratorial "code word."
It's a political conjugation, similar to:
"Horses sweat, men perspire, women glow."
or
"I'm resolute, you're stubborn, he's a pig-headed fool."
September 18, 2009, 08:11
<Proofreader>It's when the person you're talking to said "...and it's THOSE people who did it..." and you know without asking just which ethnic group he's referring to.