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Is Modern Day Slavery A Private Act Or A Public System Of Oppression?, Maria Ontiveros
Is Modern Day Slavery A Private Act Or A Public System Of Oppression?, Maria Ontiveros
Maria L. Ontiveros
This article examines the use of the rhetoric of slavery by the United States government and advocates for immigrant workers to determine how the Thirteenth Amendment is perceived and used in contemporary society. A survey of popular usage revealed that the government focuses on trafficking as the definitive form of modern day slavery. In so doing, it portrays modern day slavery as a private act with identifiable wrong doers and victims who have been forced or coerced into involuntary servitude. Immigrant workers advocates, on the other hand, portray modern day slavery as a systemic form of oppression, supported by governmental …
Ncaa Athletes, Unpaid Interns And The S-Word: Exploring The Rhetorical Impact Of The Language Of Slavery, Maria Ontiveros
Ncaa Athletes, Unpaid Interns And The S-Word: Exploring The Rhetorical Impact Of The Language Of Slavery, Maria Ontiveros
Maria L. Ontiveros
This essay presents initial results of a literature survey that explored the use of the rhetoric of slavery by workers' rights groups. It presents quantitative results for uses of terms such as slave, slavery, modern day slavery, plantation, Jim Crow and Juan Crow as these terms were used by immigrant worker advocates, opponents of labor trafficking, advocates for unpaid interns, National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes, professional athletes and in the context of prison labor. The essay also provides a qualitative analysis of how these terms were used by NCAA athletes and unpaid interns and a discussion of the criticism leveled …