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This is the only "him" on the page and her new name is the only reference, so you can't argue ignorance... This is just blatant bigotry and has no place in Hac
by DelaneyM 8y ago
This is the only "him" on the page and her new name is the only reference, so you can't argue ignorance...
This is just blatant bigotry and has no place in Hacker News.
- LMYahooTFY 8y agoYou can argue an innocent slip of the tongue. It's not like the commenter knows her personally. Calling it out as "blatant bigotry" feels far more intolerant. People aren't either total saints or total bigots.
- delecti 8y agoI would argue that calling out "blatant bigotry" is addressing behavior. It doesn't automatically make the person a total bigot to blatantly demonstrate bigotry.
- LMYahooTFY 8y agoI agree with your statement, but I disagree that there was a clear demonstration of bigotry. A slip of the tongue does not equate to intolerance IMO. Not everyone adjusts as quickly and easily as one might desire or expect.
- delecti 8y agoSure, but I wasn't saying it was. I was just saying that describing behavior as "bigotry" is different from calling the person a bigot. I agree that a single misgendering is far from enough to label someone a bigot, and isn't enough to even conclusively be described as bigotry.