Words today mean so much in society that we seldom look back on the consequences they hold. These words can cause much pain, anguish, and conflict amongst people who don’t even know each other. People say slurs such as “jap,” “flip,” “chink,” and “jew” to others, but they don’t know who these other people are. These racial, religious, and ethnic remarks are made to demoralize others and to make others feel inferior. Sometimes …showed first 75 words of 1569 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1569 total…have gone to the dehumanizing level of those who began the slurs. In order for us to understand the dehumanizing effects of racial, religious, and ethnic slurs, we must put ourselves in the position of those who are on the receiving end of the slurs. And when we do, we can see clearly that being called a “kike,” or a “spic” takes a way a part of humanity and takes away a part of us.