When you look up BLACK in the dictionary you see words like sullen, wicked, dirty, soiled. Then you see that the word BLACK is associated with Black people (www.m-w.com/dictionary/black)
When you look up WHITE in the dictionary you see words like innocent, favorable, passionate, fortunate,fortunate, pure. then you see that the word White is associated with white people or people with pigmentation of the skin (www.m-w.com/dictionary/white)
The subconscious mind is known to make links between words (word association) and it it is obvious that racist links can be made if a person with little English knowledge was to read the definition of BLACK and WHITE.
White people=innocent-pure-favorable-fortunate-passionate
Black people=sullen-wicked-dirty-soiled
I have experienced this type of word association with some of my Indonesian students who are learning English.
What do you think?
2006-08-04
10:42:49
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Erni S
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