Has mentioning "coastal elitism" at all really become a "neofascist dog whistle?" or is this person on FB just arguing with me?
Asking because language changes.
Asking because language changes.
Actually asking.
Things get co-opted all the time. Or I find out I don& #39;t understand language I thought I did.
Things get co-opted all the time. Or I find out I don& #39;t understand language I thought I did.
But it& #39;s a word I use to convey that people from Seattle, Boston, NYC, or SF etc usually don& #39;t/won& #39;t begin to understand the complex socio-cultural-environmental-and-economic dynamics of the Deep South or Gulf Coast and probs shouldn& #39;t speak on it even tho they& #39;re "educated"
Is there another word I should use for this?
Coastal elitism is a valid discussion point (or it used to be?) and it is a kind of question about classism, paternalism, and often white savior mentality. Giving it "fascist dog whistle" status is a dangerous way of shutting down those discussions