Feminists are quick to impute many harms to bad language. Is there research backing this? My google-fu is weak.
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Replying to @GrumplessGrinch
@WrongBotWrites Several searches on google scholar turn up nothing connecting language use to harm.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@WrongBotWrites I expected studies to exist and to also be horrible disasters, but can't find any to even laugh at but they must exist
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Are they ALL in the file drawer? I can't even find preposterous results, and so I'm convinced I'm missing a keyword.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GrumplessGrinch
@WrongBotWrites OMG I FOUND ONE http://ccasa.org/wp-content/themes/skeleton/documents/Rape-in-the-Military-Environment.pdf …
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Looks very solid. Now to establish causation...2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@WrongBotWrites This one is weaksauce http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-09-22-sexist-insults-female-politicians_N.htm … but accords with political practice http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gender-slurs-flying-from-women-on-both-sides/ …
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