What Language Tells Us About Social Prejudice

Analyzing the Painful History Surrounding Hurtful Communication

Have you ever noticed the power of abusive words? What about major problems in the verbiage used between animals (such as dogs, pigs, cows), sexes, and certain types of relationships?

Well, I’m here to tell you something. There is something wrong here. Why do some people treat humans as animals? Why do some people gain pleasure in doing these sorts of things? Why are certain people the targets of these terrible insults?

Portraying humans as if they are ‘animals’ has had a long and tragic history. Sometimes, society groups other people (and communities) with animals, based on our affinity towards them.

Is it a coincidence (or something) that:

Words can convey a great social prejudice towards race, gender, sex, animals, and so much more. This is also true for languages other than English. Hindi (and many other languages) could possibly show the same level of prejudice towards animals, women, and other people.

It seems that language is not a barrier towards prejudice— it is sometimes a driver towards it.

Language has its strong relationship with human evolution. Our culture and our thinking have given shape to the current landscape of language. Language still carries the imprints of our psychological development from the olden times to modern humanity. Let’s take a look at how language took shape around prejudice — and the previous norms associated with them.

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