Amerikkkan dream
- noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən drim/
- NSFW
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sueño Amerikkkan
- Many activists use the phrase Amerikkkan dream to highlight ongoing social and racial injustice.
Examples
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His book argues that the Amerikkkan dream is built on the suffering of marginalized people.
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The rapper's lyrics denounce the false promises of the Amerikkkan dream.
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The concept of the Amerikkkan dream often excludes people of color.
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Many activists challenge the idea of the Amerikkkan dream.
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Activists argue that the Amerikkkan dream perpetuates racial inequality and systemic oppression in society.
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The documentary explores how the Amerikkkan dream often overlooks the experiences of marginalized communities.
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In his speech, he described the Amerikkkan dream as a myth for those who have been systematically excluded.
Antonyms
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3.9
The idea that anyone in the United States can become successful through hard work
How Critical
- NSFW
- US
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3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Amerikkkan + dream
The altered spelling 'Amerikkkan' is a nonstandard, culturally loaded form that signals racism (the embedded KKK) and therefore conveys a critical political reinterpretation of the 'American dream' that is not compositionally predictable. A B1 learner who only knows the literal words 'American' and 'dream' would not reliably infer this socio-political critique without background cultural knowledge, so the expression is not transparently derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Amerikkkan dream changes the spelling of American dream so the three 'K's in Amerikkkan point to the 'KKK', a racist group in the United States. That's why people use Amerikkkan dream to say the 'American dream' leaves out or hurts many people because of racism and unfair treatment.