RE: Social distancing vs a day at the beach
March 24, 2020 at 12:28 am
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2020 at 12:29 am by GrandizerII.)
(March 23, 2020 at 11:51 pm)ignoramus Wrote: I hear you matey... The only reason I made it about Iranians is simply because they were Iranian
How else can I word it without stepping on eggshells? Should I also have to tread lightly because of eggshells?
What happened to saying it like it is? Shouldn't facts come before hurty feelies? I don't think that's even possible today without someone crying racism?
Funny old times we live in....
It's hard work, yes. Takes mental effort to be even more mindful in our language, and can be annoying. I was annoyed at first when my thesis supervisor urged me to use people-first language when talking about people with disabilities. That meant more words to use in a thesis with a certain max word count limit.
But you learn and you come to realize there are good psychology reasons to be careful with how you word things because words do have strong impact not just on individuals but on groups. They can reinforce unfair stereotypes in subtle ways, and using exclusive words can further marginalize certain groups and make us feel even more justified in doing so.
Funny times, yeah. But me thinks it's a sign of progress, not a sign things are going wrong. Change is hard, though, I get it.
