Mastering technical vocabulary does not overcome official disregard

Evidence

Assimilationists who came around to supporting the teaching of “Standard English” using Ebonics did not come around to discarding the racist hierarchy that places “standard” or “proper” English above Ebonics. And this linguistic hierarchy existed across the Western world. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 1171 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

This tactic played on the lack of sophistication of the Chester residents and effectively silenced them. As one resident remarked, “Every meeting we left feeling like our tail was between our legs, because they always tried to make us think that what was happening was not happening.” — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 235 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

In the process, linguistic ‘[s]hoddiness that drifts with the flow of familiar speech is taken as a sign of relevance and contact: people know what they want because they know what other people want. Regard for the object, rather than for communication, is suspect’. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 996 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Even after residents mastered technical vocabulary, officials continued to dismiss them; Technical jargon functions as a silencing weapon against unschooled residents — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 235; Fluency with prevailing speech patterns is mistaken for genuine knowledge and relevance — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 996 (+2 more)

Related

• Even after residents mastered technical vocabulary, officials continued to dismiss them (similarity 0.80)
• Technical jargon functions as a silencing weapon against unschooled residents (similarity 0.80)
• Deploying technical jargon in public meetings functions as a silencing tactic against residents (similarity 0.79)
• Supporting Ebonics as a teaching tool did not overturn the linguistic hierarchy (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Supporting Ebonics as a teaching tool did not overturn the linguistic hierarchy #exemplifies (0.88) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 1171
• Technical jargon functions as a silencing weapon against unschooled residents #corroborates (0.82) — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 235
• Fluency with prevailing speech patterns is mistaken for genuine knowledge and relevance #corroborates (0.75) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 996
• Mastering a theory’s principles alone does not ensure correct application #corroborates (0.72)