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Re:Why We Banned the Word “Ethnic” (2019) by kylecordes on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:32PM (#30662838)
There is a big difference between:

a) discouraging use of clear language, in favor of euphemisms that obscure or sanitize bad acts.

b) discouraging euphemisms, in favor of clear language that sheds light on who is doing what.

I have seen this Orwell quote hurled at both things.

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Re:Why We Banned the Word “Ethnic” (2019) by rectang on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:48PM (#30663060)
You made my day with this comment. Thank you for capturing so succinctly what I've often found troubling about certain appeals to Orwell — the application of Orwell to further disinformation.
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