Re:Resignation
by julianmarq on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:52AM
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I don't think you're asking those questions in good faith, but I'll try to answer hoping I'm wrong: "They" is the cancel culture mobs in twitter I mentioned in that same comment, and "cancel culture mentality" is the attitude that whenever someone made a mistake, they made it forever and using those past mistakes to destroy someone, under the belief that people cannot change.
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It was a genuine request for you to define your terms. I think it's a good idea in general, and it's vital for terms that seem to be fine-tuned to certain biases.
Remember back when the entire center-left press decided the word "bro" was sexist? I asked people doing it to define the word. So many genuinely had no idea it was short for brother. Their entire awareness and understanding of the term came from trashy think pieces about a west coast subculture. Knowing that meant I could choose to either dismiss them or make a probably-futile attempt to share the rest of the word with them.
Knowing what you, specifically, mean and what you think of those terms leaves me thinking of you what I initially assumed, but at least we're on the same page now. This saves so much time and energy, and avoids a tiresome demon thread.
Thank you.
Re:Resignation
by julianmarq on Saturday February 06, 2021 @02:32PM
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> leaves me thinking of you what I initially assumed, but at least we're on the same page now.
Likewise. Have a good day.