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Re:We don't do that here (2017) by vorpalhex on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @12:46PM (#32252818)
There is an online segment that uses semantic stopsogns so much they have lost their power.

"That's racist!" "You're a bigot!" "You can't use that word!"

The response is predictably, "Yes, Yes, I'm a terrible nazi bigot racist. Now as I was saying..."

There is a guide to responding, especially to the repeated questions, which often comes with discussions. Yes, you may need to repeat that discussion a bunch. So it goes.

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Re:We don't do that here (2017) by olsonjeffery on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @01:38PM (#32253653)
You're just describing online interactions. This post was written for people who work in the real world with real people, not online freaks.

There are many other pressures at play that make this a totally appropriate tool to communicate shared values, none of which you've considered in your argument.

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