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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, File

Comparing 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,...

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