If we can’t call racism by its name, diversity will remain a meaningless buzzword | Priyamvada Gopal

As Naga Munchetty’s experience at the BBC shows, challenging inflammatory language can be hazardousPoliticians accuse each other of being cowardly collaborators who surrender, betray and capitulate. Commentators on television warn of riots. Inflammatory language is increasingly the norm in public life, yet one word remains muffled under a curious omertà. The BBC presenter Naga Munchetty was only the latest to discover that describing something as racist, even in a measured way, can get you into a lot of trouble.For many people of colour in largely white institutions, this is a familiar prohibition that works to shut down much-needed discussion and create a repressive and demoralising silence. Continue reading…
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