What is it about?
This paper considers the racism inherent in Trump's touted "political incorrectness," and how people can use this "incorrectness" along with the belief in being "colorblind" to continue to say and believe racist things comfortably - especially on the Internet. The paper includes both examples of Trump's touted "incorrectness" and Twitter users supporting and utilizing his "incorrectness."
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Why is it important?
This paper is timely in the context of current U.S. political discourse and white supremacy's return to the mainstream of public discourse. This centrality of white supremacy is bolstered in part by the popularity of "colorblind" and overt racism inherent in the rhetoric of Donald Trump.
Perspectives
This article was a year in the making, and I began considering the nature of Trump's popularized "political correctness" when he was just announcing his campaign for the U.S. presidency.
Jessica Gantt
Texas A&M University System
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This page is a summary of: Donald Trump’s “Political Incorrectness”: Neoliberalism as Frontstage Racism on Social Media, Social Media + Society, July 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2056305117733226.
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