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It's unclear who or what you are replying to with this.
by shahruz 6y ago
It's unclear who or what you are replying to with this.
- Yetanfou 6y agoThe reply is to your question as to whether ... etymology [is] more important ... than the people who are telling you they find something offensive....
- shahruz 6y agoGot it. Most of your comment went off in a different direction that sounds like a white supremacist diatribe. No interest in discussing that with you, it's nonsense and I'm sorry you believe something like that. Do you have a source for the "tiny fraction" claim? And do you have a similar number for how much of the population cares about etymology?
- Yetanfou 6y agoYou got that backwards, when you make a claim which in your opinion is representative of a given fraction of a population the onus is on you to prove that it actually does represent these people, not on those who cast doubt on your agency for the group. Also, most of my reply was a direct quote from Martin Luther King's famous speech. The rest of the reply is a statement of fact on the cultist nature of the concept of 'white guilt'. Please explain to me in what way this sounds like a white supremacist diatribe, as far as I understand white supremacists are not wont to cast aspersion on their 'white brethren'. Stop throwing these labels around, they can not replace rational arguments and are just a form of academic laziness.
- shahruz 6y agoIf you care this much about racial justice I hope you are making more efforts than trying to tell people how they should interpret Martin Luther King. Also maybe consider that etymology is about not just the origin of words, it's also about their evolution over time as cultures evolve. Not replying anymore, have a nice day!