Race and Language (60)

Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang welcome a voicemail on the Nerd Number from Hillary Israeli, on modern Hebrew as an invented language. (2:06) Dave and Howard discuss racial labels and epithets, and the boundaries of acceptability. (4:35) Music bumper from "Nada" by Jaime Beauchamp (16:24) Race and identity: what is "race"? (17:01) Song: "Black Madonna," by Sophia Ramos (25:54) Rude word of the week: "halfbreed" (29:06) Music bumper from "Meant to Be" by Rob Costlow (31:52) Race, ethnicity, and diversity in American English (32:29) The legal language of race and ethnicity (33:43) Ethnic labels as names for sports teams (35:00) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from "Grapes" by Evan Stone time: 39:57 size: 27.4 Mb rating: R (We explore many aspects of race and speech, including many of the most hurtful and belittling racial epithets in modern American English.) Tags: language, race