Not even one sentence in and we already in a "left vs right" argument... Newspeak isn't a leftist thing, it's a "people who know the power of words" thing
> Remember when ICE was running "concentration camps"?
It's just as despicable when it's coming from one or the other, and that why you shouldn't side with either
> But on every form I have ever filled out race was a choice from "African, Asian, Caucasian, etc."
And this is exactly why we should reappropriate words and their meaning, and not fall into the trap of complete deconstruction of language(s)
To be honest, this captures my frustration perfectly. I have a concept I am trying to communicate but I'm essentially being told "no, you're not using the right term". If I were to go back and change "people on the left" to "Newspeak users" it wouldn't substantially change what I'm trying to get across. And I feel like all we are doing is bickering about word-choice.
> I no longer subscribe to the "words matter" philosophy,
This is your point
> considering how fast and loose people on the left
this is your argument to support your point
Either keep the political side out or use example of both sides. Otherwise people will think you're trying to charge one side for the issue
> because "races" don't exist anywhere on earth other than in the US
Race doesn't exist, except when it does for BIPOC or when talking about the concept of Blackness or whiteness. You're probably thinking, those aren't races those are ethnicities! But what does it matter? These are terms used to separate people into groups and even if you switch the words the concept remains.
If you're saying I'm using Race/Ethnicity incorrectly just know that on every form I have ever filled out about demographics race was a choice from "African, Asian, Caucasian, etc." and Ethnicity was only two options, "Hispanic/Latino or Non Hispanic/Latino".