Lesson 3: Racism in our language

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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

Lesson duration is: 80 min

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Lesson 3: Racism in our language

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Goals

You understand how our language plays a role in how we see the world
You are able to give different examples of our language changing
You are able to formulate a opinion on these changes using goof argument

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What are some examples of racism in language?

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Racism in our language

The Dutch language is full hidden racism.
Our language is a reflection of our history.
Language changes:
‘For example, the n-word was still used fairly often several years ago. And we now see that in quite a short time, after much discussion, the Van Dale dictionary has labelled it as offensive.’

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Statues

Statues in the Netherlands have also been criticized, like the one here of Piet Hein in Rotterdam.

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Should we get rid of statues of certain people, like Jan Pieterszoon Coen

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Should we get rid of statues of certain people, like Jan Pieterszoon Coen

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Changes

The manufacturer of the popular board game Settlers of Catan has changed its name to Catan.
According to a spokesperson, the word ‘settlers’ leaves a ‘nasty taste in the mouth’.

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More changes

The controversial negerzoenen were renamed Buys Zoenen by the manufacturer in 2005.
This was partly in response to pressure from the Foundation for Honour and Restoration for Victims of Slavery in Suriname.

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Tintin in the Congo

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, several campaigners and writers characterised Tintin in the Congo as racist due to its portrayal of the Congolese as infantile and stupid.

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Some historical background

Tintin in the Congo was serialised weekly from May 1930 to June 1931 before being published in a collected volume by Éditions de Petit Vingtième in 1931.