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For the record I was posting in support of inclusive language, but pointing out that context and convention matter.

They seem to have even scrubbed my comment from their instance, lol.

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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So would you say to women that they should just get over discrimination and harassment in the workplace because it's inclusive, for example? I'm sure you can think of some more extreme examples that go beyond that both in magnitude and into parts of a person's identity beyond gender.

Please understand that marginalized groups already receive special, negative treatment. Claiming that they're being included by ignoring those very real parts of their lives doesn't sit well with me. If you are the type of friend that ignores the suffering of the people you are close to and treats others well only so far as they are "normal" and don't require special treatment, that won't make a fuss when you call them names or make them the butt of a joke to be "inclusive", then I don't envy the people in your life, bucko.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not everything is a microagression

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Right. Most of the things that are really concerning people are macro. Glass ceilings, police killings of black people, women dying due to abortion bans, assaults on trans people. Not everything can be dismissed as a micro aggression.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

This escalated pretty quickly. This is why people don't want to deal with the inclusivity club.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So there are real injustices and acknowledging that is unacceptable? I can't think of a more ignorant take than yours.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

You're literally condemning someone for saying a cultural phrase and you want to talk about injustice. Get over it.