Use of ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ in the New York Times increased over 400% since 2012. Why? | David Rozado, Musa al-Gharbi and Jamin Halberstadt

We analyzed 27m news articles published between 1970 and 2019. Our study reveals a substantial shift has occurred, and it may have important implications

In recent years, words and ideas used to describe discrimination against members of historically marginalized and disadvantaged groups have seemingly exploded into the lexicon: systemic inequality, privilege, white supremacy, the patriarchy, etc.

In some senses, the apparent novelty is deceiving: most of these concepts have been around for decades in academic and activist circles. None of these ideas are genuinely new.