From the Archives: The term “political correctness” can be readily deployed as a racist dog whistle—one that President Donald Trump has been blowing with increasing vigor since his election in 2016.
I came to understand these connections between political correctness and White power after thein Charlottesville, Virginia. Like many across the country, I watched with alarm as extremists marched through the city with torches, chanting “Jews will not replace us!” and “Blood and soil!”
At the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, alt-right protestors display flags with Nazi and Confederate symbolism.As an anthropologist who has spent years researching genocide, I was familiar with these chants. I recognized the neo-Nazi and White supremacist symbols on display, and I decided to bring my expertise to bear on the problem of White power extremism in the U.S.
I started researching White power ideologies and practices, past and present, and dove into troubling social media ecologies of extremism, ranging from podcasts to message boards like Reddit and 8chan , where extremists spew hate and discuss race war. In 2018, I attended the “Unite the Right 2” rally, the follow-up to Charlottesville held in Washington, D.C.
Along the way, I came to understand that White power extremists today see political correctness as part of a plot to diminish and even destroy the White race. This research and teaching formed the basis for my forthcoming book,
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