Researchers find a "competence downshift" based upon biased assumptions about minorities.
A recently released study conducted by two researchers from Yale and Princeton Universities found that white Democrat politicians dumb down their speech when addressing minorities — specifically blacks. On the other hand, the study found no language change when white Republicans spoke to minorities. Study authors Cydney Dupree and Susan Fiske were surprised by the results, noting, “It was really surprising to see that for nearly three decades, Democratic presidential candidates have been engaging in this predicted behavior.”
The researchers further studied the speech of white liberals and conservatives when addressing minority individuals. Again, the researchers found that white liberals engage in a “competence downshift” in their language, whereas white conservatives did not. Dupree noted the uncomfortable irony, stating, “It was kind of an unpleasant surprise to see this subtle but persistent effect. Even if it’s ultimately well-intentioned, it could be seen as patronizing.” It most certainly could.
Brandon Morse of RedState observed, “We often hear from social justice adherents that we carry an implicit bias toward people of other races, and then immediately point to anyone other than themselves. Now we see why. On average, the white left is guilty of believing minority individuals are of lower intelligence than they are and dumb down their speech in order to feel like they’re being kinder to them by doing so.”
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ReplyDeleteIn the DC area - the federal workforce doesn't have the intelligence to talk, write, or understand a technical conversation.
They may do it all the time - but it happens frequently in DC!
They also have to speak very slowly to them.
ReplyDeleteA classic example is Hillary's speech at a Black church in 2016, where she spoke in a faked Southern accent, used words with no more than two syllables, and peppered the speech with "y'alls" and other down-talking words and phrases.
ReplyDeleteWe have dumbed down the schools to make all students be equal. It's OK if they speak in ebonics, and can't read, write or spell. They will be using cute little abbreviations all their lives like they use on texting. Just as well, they can't spell anyway.
ReplyDeleteIn our schools now, the smartest white student is as smart as the dumbest black student. That's the way they are taught now. Hold the whole class back til the dumbest one gets it.
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