Re:“Forbidden-Word” Lists Are a Symptom of Administrative Bloat
by ParetoOptimal on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @10:42AM
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I think they mean the very fact that people have to be conscious of their words and view them critically through the lens of hundreds of years of oppression is meaningful all by itself.
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Re:“Forbidden-Word” Lists Are a Symptom of Administrative Bloat
by ToValueFunfetti on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:37AM
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They said that "mindlessly employ[ing] a brutal term that stands for horrible abuse in a completely unrelated area, just so" trivializes it, and that's what I took issue with. If they only intended to say that thinking about slavery is meaningful, I am happy to agree.