What Statement Is Horace Pippin Making in His Painting,Mr

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Multiple Choice

What statement is Horace Pippin making in his painting,Mr.Prejudice (1943) ?

• A) black inferiority to whites
• B) white superiority to blacks
• C) the problem of racism during wartime
• D) the problem of integration during wartime

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Definitions:

Whorfian Hypothesis

A linguistic theory that suggests the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition.

Empirical Research

A way of gaining knowledge by means of direct observation or experience, typically involving systematic data collection and analysis.

Cultural Differences

Variations in the practices, values, and beliefs among different societies and groups.

Benjamin Whorf

A linguist known for his hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' perception and categorization of their experience, known as linguistic relativity.