Racist Dog Whistles

Clallam County Watchdog · Dec 8, 2025 · 1h 6m

Across Sequim and Clallam County, accusations of “dog-whistle racism” are increasingly being used not to illuminate bias—but to shut down debate, delegitimize critics, and elevate political narratives that serve a select few. When elected officials call residents racist without evidence, rewrite meeting minutes, suppress dissent, and weaponize claims of harm to advance their agendas, the public loses its voice. This is the story of how the term “dog whistle” has become a political bludgeon—and how the people paying the bills are the ones being silenced.

A racist dog whistle is traditionally…