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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

For example, you might want to say an industry is "mostly dominated by guys" instead of using phrases like "white cis male patriarchy" with some people because it WILL trigger them.

These phrases can become triggering even for people who agree with the overall concepts, because they're overused and often used by people who don't really understand them. Someone hears something like that, thinks it sounds smart, is a contrarian, and starts labelling anything remotely related to any of those words with the full phrase. They're called buzzwords because they generate a buzz (like a bee, not a beer). Unfortunately that buzzing is often akin to a hornet, not a bee.