‘Social justice’ terms may be common in higher ed — but not in society: poll

Chances are if you work or study at a higher education institution, you have heard terms like “anti-racism,” “Latinx,” and “BIPOC.”

But a new poll suggests these are a language of Ivory Tower elites and not average Americans — including the people to whom these terms refer.

The YouGov poll, conducted last week, asked people about 30 “social justice” terms, their familiarity, and usage.

These included “toxic masculinity,” “white privilege,” and “woke,” as well as “patriarchy,” “reproductive” and “environmental justice,” “critical race theory,” and “decolonization”