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Welcome to Lexicon Valley!
My Substack page is now a go-to place for my linguistics podcast.
Apr 7, 2022
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August 2021
GOODBYE FOR NOW
Readers and listeners: Many of you may know that I have been hired by The New York Times to write essays for them twice a week, as a subscriber…
Aug 24, 2021
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KENDI AND DIANGELO DON'T DEBATE PEOPLE LIKE ME
Listen now | .. and they shouldn't! It's time to let up on dissing them for not "debating."
Aug 7, 2021
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KENDI AND DIANGELO DON'T DEBATE PEOPLE LIKE ME
.. and they shouldn't! It's time to let up on dissing them for not "debating."
Aug 6, 2021
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BLACK FRAGILITY AS BLACK STRENGTH? TRY THESE BOOKS INSTEAD.
Listen now | The next entry in the KenDiAngelonian universe is out. But why not branch out?
Aug 2, 2021
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BLACK FRAGILITY AS BLACK STRENGTH? TRY THESE BOOKS INSTEAD.
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BLACK FRAGILITY AS BLACK STRENGTH? TRY THESE BOOKS INSTEAD.
The next entry in the KenDiAngelonian universe is out. But why not branch out?
Aug 2, 2021
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BLACK FRAGILITY AS BLACK STRENGTH? TRY THESE BOOKS INSTEAD.
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July 2021
RACIST ANTIRACISM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IS BACK
Listen now | Because to be black is to be poor. And the SAT is un-black. And because black people are "holistic." You know.
Jul 27, 2021
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RACIST ANTIRACISM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IS BACK
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RACIST ANTIRACISM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IS BACK
Because to be black is to be poor. And the SAT is un-black. And because black people are "holistic." You know.
Jul 25, 2021
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COPS DON'T TALK AS NICELY TO BLACK PEOPLE. WHAT NOW?
Listen now | Make them less "racist"? That's going to be a while. How about keeping them away from black people as much as possible?
Jul 19, 2021
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COPS DON'T TALK AS NICELY TO BLACK PEOPLE. WHAT NOW?
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COPS DON'T TALK AS NICELY TO BLACK PEOPLE. WHAT NOW?
Make them less "racist"? That's going to be a while. How about keeping them away from black people as much as possible?
Jul 17, 2021
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COPS DON'T TALK AS NICELY TO BLACK PEOPLE. WHAT NOW?
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WHY I'M NOT WRITING "Black"
Listen now | .. and why I may start!
Jul 8, 2021
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WHY I'M NOT WRITING "Black"
and why I may start!
Jul 8, 2021
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