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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think that when "normies" use those terms, it's usually going to be in the context of Critical Race Theory. Less commonly, "fetishizing" could be used in a critique of consumerism.

[–]anxietyaccount8 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I wasn't specifically talking about race, you can use it in other contexts too. It seems like these terms randomly became more popular.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In academia though, it's mainly going to be used in that context, and people will pick it up from there. It inevitably bleeds into the wider culture, and that is the job of the media, to promote the values and disseminate the favored ideas of the super-rich to the average person.