The term DWEM (Dead White European Male) is much-maligned for excessive political correctness and supposed knee-jerk rejection of a 4000-year canon of learning.
So is this term considered respectable to use, or a joke?
Is it used in peer-reviewed research literature, if so which fields? Literary? Sociology? Philosophy? Education? Scientific?
If the term is not used, then what is its replacement?
(Please state your country, background and discipline - I suspect answers will vary very widely)
2007-09-06 19:17:08 · 2 answers · asked by smci 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I didn't say 'respectful', I said 'is it a respectable term in academia?'
2007-09-06 20:20:05 · update #1
It is what the 'insurgents' in Iraq use for USA , just like USA uses the deck of cards for their wanted men!
Guess who is their 'Joker' ?
2007-09-10 19:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by secret society 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
definitely not respectable. it is offensive and probably used in some popular culture discourses
world citizen & interdiscipline
2007-09-07 03:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋