An effective racial dog whistle always grants the dog whistler plausible deniability to not only deny their real intent behind the messaging, but to accuse anyone suggesting a racist double-meaning as being racist just for making the accusation.
- ambiguous messaging used to stoke racial fear and anxiety and/or to covertly signal allegiance to certain subgroups of an audience. - ambiguous messaging used to stoke racial fear and anxiety and/or to covertly signal allegiance to certain subgroups of an audience. - ambiguous messaging used to stoke racial fear and anxiety and/or to covertly signal allegiance to certain subgroups of an audience.Interviews related to dog whistle
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