The euphemism treadmill: the lifecycle of derogatory labels for people
⚠️Be advised that this article discusses slurs and otherwise offensive vocabulary. Words evolve, that is a fact. The way they […]
Sociolinguistics
Articles about the impact of society on language, and vice versa.
Black people in Russian: why « negr » is a neutral word, and why that matters
In Russian, Black people are referred to as negry (singular negr). This article explores the reasons behind this, the debate