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Re:How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral by KODeKarnage on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @05:16PM (#22251514)
> Redemption is to just try not to be a jerk.

Motte and Bailey.

Telling people you aren't a racist and didn't mean the thing they consider to be racist in a racist way is in no way denying the other party's feelings are valid.

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Re:How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral by jayd16 on Friday February 07, 2020 @12:48AM (#22263532)
It is because that is not relevant. If you step on a foot, you apologize. You do not start talking about how you aren't a foot-stepper.
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Re:How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral by edjrage on Friday February 07, 2020 @08:11PM (#22272945)
It's more like I stepped on your foot's shadow and you call me a foot-stepper.
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