Have you ever heard of a dog whistle? We aren’t talking only about the literal ultrasonic dog whistle, but the figurative one. The low-key way to signal you’re racist or homophonic without getting punched in the face.
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Pride pictures:
https://www.wenatcheepride.org/
The Racist Roots of the Dog Whistle
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/21/racist-roots-dog-whistle/
Offensive political dog whistles: you know them when you hear them. Or do you?
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/11/7/13549154/dog-whistles-campaign-racism
Under Discussion: Dog Whistles, Implicatures, and “Law and Order”
The GOP’s Racial Dog Whistling and the Social Safety Net
https://prospect.org/power/gop-s-racial-dog-whistling-social-safety-net/
Lee Atwater: The dark and dirty side of GOP politics
https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-142445-lee_atwater_is_evil-story.html
The Secret Papers of Lee Atwater, Who Invented the Scurrilous Tactics That Trump Normalized
Lee Atwater Recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_8E3ENrKrQ
Willie Horton:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/bush-willie-horton.html
https://www.history.com/news/george-bush-willie-horton-racist-ad
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/crime-reshaped-criminal-justice
Hoton Ad:
Most states had furlough programs in 1988:
Arkansas voting history:
https://www.270towin.com/states/Arkansas
Freddie Johnston:
https://www.ktlo.com/2022/04/12/convicted-killer-charged-with-attempted-rape-while-on-furlough/
Hilary Clinton, ‘super predator”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uCrA7ePno
1994 crime bill:
Searchable GOP Dog Whistle Ad Database:
How to recognize dog whistles:
Hate symbol Database by the Anti-defamation league:
https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbols/search
Mark Burns calls for the execution of the parents of queer kids:
Bible passages about a woman’s role:
https://reformedwiki.com/verses/womens-roles
Bible passages about a man’s role:
https://reformedwiki.com/verses/the-role-of-men
Most child molesters describe themselves as “religious”:
https://reporter.lcms.org/2015/most-child-molesters-religious/
Child abuse statistics: