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It speaks of privilege to think having a debate on this is dumb. It's literally how human beings reconcile issues. You want to outright refuse the possibility t
by sascha_sl 6y ago
It speaks of privilege to think having a debate on this is dumb. It's literally how human beings reconcile issues. You want to outright refuse the possibility that this is an issue to begin with.
If you want to keep using your colonialism-inspired language, go ahead and ignore the critics (surely you can't believe github is going to ban you over it) but do not complain about this criticism existing because it makes you uncomfortable that someone does not like the language you use. That's not very liberal.
- jeffreyrogers 6y ago> If you want to keep using your colonialism-inspired language It's not colonialism inspired language though. Edit: I also love the irony of invoking liberalism as a justification for silencing dissent.
- sascha_sl 6y agoYou want your thing to be above criticism, who is silencing dissent here?
- raxxorrax 6y agoNo, making this a problem of racism speaks of privilege. A lot of privilege actually and a solid amount of detachment.
- bendergarcia 6y ago100% agree with this. I would say someone will respond (were all not liberal). And that this is beyond liberal and conservatism. This about signaling and human decency. Words make people uncomfortable and words have history.
- Koshkin 6y agoQuestion, then, is: where does this end?
- noelsusman 6y agoWe've been policing language through social norms since language was invented, so I'll bet on never.
- bendergarcia 6y agoI don’t think it ever ends and I don’t think it needs to. We live the human experience which is subjective and we use language to communicate that experience. Until we become a singular entity we will always rely on language to externalize our world, because of that we should always think about the language we use to communicate and express ideas. Words shape the world we see and the world we experience.
- Veen 6y agoThe word "privilege" is derived from the Latin "privilegium" , specifically its historical medieval use in laws like the Privilegium Maius and the Privilegium Minor, both of which were legal instruments of autocracy and imperialism. I think you should reconsider your use of imperialism-inspired language. Btw. "dumb" is an ableist slur.
- sascha_sl 6y agoTo the last point: It is, I'm sorry, I should pick my words more carefully.