Re:The Great Resignation? More Like the Great Renegotiation
by slothtrop on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:25PM
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Yep, misleading buzzwords used as rhetorical devices. Their use reveals intent not to further understanding, but to create discord. The media loves it, op-eds can keep attacking strawmen and people basically talk past each other.
"cultural appropriation" - no no, we mean cultural appropriation but from minorities (it's amusing that the popular definitions you see of cultural appropriation have cultural appropriation in it).
"white fragility" - no no, we don't mean white people are fragile but that some are uncomfortable talking about race issues
If you have to explain what your shitty buzzword means every time, then it's not designed to convey your bait-and-switch definition.
"cultural appropriation" - no no, we mean cultural appropriation but from minorities (it's amusing that the popular definitions you see of cultural appropriation have cultural appropriation in it).
"white fragility" - no no, we don't mean white people are fragile but that some are uncomfortable talking about race issues
If you have to explain what your shitty buzzword means every time, then it's not designed to convey your bait-and-switch definition.