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The thing that really drives me nuts about the PC movement is that it infantilizes and stereotypes the very groups and cultures it purports to protect, robbing
by Bluestrike2 11y ago
The thing that really drives me nuts about the PC movement is that it infantilizes and stereotypes the very groups and cultures it purports to protect, robbing them of their own voices and self-agency. It latches onto a cardboard cutout of a stereotype for a culture and uses it to browbeat others into acceptance of the activist's interpretation of that culture and what may or may not be offensive to it.
Empathy is a good trait, and one that societies should encourage. But there's a significant difference between having empathy for others and using it to justify forcing your own interpretation of that empathy on others. In so many ways, the movement is just another manifestation the so-called "white man's burden." The sheer gall and hypocrisy is overwhelming.
- mschuster91 11y ago> The thing that really drives me nuts about the PC movement is that it infantilizes and stereotypes the very groups and cultures it purports to protect, robbing them of their own voices and self-agency. Thank you so much. The problem with SJWs is: when you point this out to them, they'll usually shitstorm you beyond belief.
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- jrs235 11y agoWarriors look for a fight. Without a fight they can't be warriors. I wish they'd change from warriors to workers. Most workers aren't vocal and looking to offend others. They go about getting things done (changing the status quo) through collaboration and progressivism, not by shouting and bullying others. There's a reason SJWs see and feel that their causes aren't progressing. It's because their means are abrasive and offending, causing those they wish to influence to put up their defenses.
- dogma1138 11y agoThere are plenty of actual fights remaining to be won, those aren't what SJW's look for as they quite fine with simply tilting at windmills as it doesn't requires much (or well any) effort, doesn't involve putting their own skin into the game and still allows them to boast and leave with a feeling of accomplishment.
- leereeves 11y agoParticularly in this case, if the WaPo is right and the party was organized by a student of Colombian descent. Telling a Latino that mini-sombreros are offensive - the gall is extraordinary.
- jinushaun 11y agoI've been saying this for years now. The modern PC movement has moved beyond building empathy and respect, to preserving and strengthening stereotypes. Reminds me of the Two Minutes Hate from 1984. Extremism is bad whether it's too left or too right.