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Why is "don't say hurtful things" better than "gain empathy and insight into the lives of a group of people who are generally very badly off, in very large part
by Frondo 8y ago
Why is "don't say hurtful things" better than "gain empathy and insight into the lives of a group of people who are generally very badly off, in very large part because our country allowed them to be enslaved for hundreds of years"?
Because it seems like "don't say hurtful things" covers a lot of stuff, but you miss out on the specific empathy this specific situation gives you by reflecting on why this one word should be taken off the table for white people.
- nicky0 8y agoBecause the "gain empathy" argument is condescending and insulting.
- Frondo 8y agoWhat makes it condescending or insulting? I'm not seeing either one.
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- nicky0 8y agoYou're not seeing it because you are trapped in a class guilt, social justice seeking, identity politics bubble.
- Frondo 8y agoYou don't know whether I'm trapped in anything, and I certainly feel no particular guilt at all about being a white dude; none at all. Now, what's condescending or insulting?