The slippery slope of dehumanizing language
- Written by Allison Skinner, Psychology Researcher, Northwestern University
Roseanne Barr had her sitcom canceled on May 29, after calling former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett the child of an ape.Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, FileComparing people to animals seems to increasingly be a part of our political discourse.
When Roseanne Barr tweeted that former White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett was the child of an ape,...