User:Skakkle/coded (culture and politics)

In the language of political and cultural commentators, many parts of political life, or everyday life can be "coded" or appear coded in various ways.

things that are coded or get coded
These inputs, among others, can be coded:

By position

 * elected officials in the government (including formerly)
 * appointed officials
 * candidates for office

By attributes

 * Their traits (including appearance and manner of speech)
 * Aspects of their personal or political style
 * Their statements


 * Policies

what they are coded "as"
once something or someone is coded, the label types that can be applied to those inputs include


 * cultural labels
 * socioeconomic labels (see socioeconomic class)
 * race labels
 * rural or suburban or urban labels
 * ideological labels


 * political labels