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I saw it as well, before reading the comment pointing it out. Therefore, there is some sort of signal that we're picking up on. That signal, almost by definiti
by IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago
I saw it as well, before reading the comment pointing it out.
Therefore, there is some sort of signal that we're picking up on. That signal, almost by definition, is the aforementioned dogwhistle.
It isn't quite the right tone to not be somewhat obvious. Since it is intentional, it doesn't matter "how bad" it was: It's the conscious attempt to insult/denigrate/hurt that itself becomes the problem.
- hyperdunc 7y agoThere's no way you can know it was a conscious attempt to do anything. The most one can say is that it's a value judgement about Parisians now versus then - and there's nothing wrong with saying something about that.