respectability politics
nounDefinitions
Attempts by marginalized groups to police their own members and show their social values…
Attempts by marginalized groups to police their own members and show their social values as being compatible with mainstream values, rather than challenging the mainstream for its failure to accept difference.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for respectability politics. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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