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Again, why are you framing this as coddling? Why is your position the one of critical thinking and "understanding language properly" while the people you disag
by jasonwatkinspdx 6y ago
Again, why are you framing this as coddling?
Why is your position the one of critical thinking and "understanding language properly" while the people you disagree with want "unreasonable options?"
As the original article shows, what's being asked for is straightforward and simple to do.
There's no mob. No one is getting canceled. We're just changing some terms we use in a software project to be more appropriate.
The phrase "he doth protest too much" comes to mind every time I see comments like the above.
- loceng 6y agoMore appropriate? Don't you think people should be able understand these words have different contexts than race related, instead you want to shelter them in case they haven't developed that capability yet? You're argument tactic is to just dismiss which at minimum is lacking integrity.
- klyrs 6y ago> You're argument tactic is to just dismiss which at minimum is lacking integrity. Sorry, but your framing of this as "coddling" is itself dismissive. That, combined with complaining about downvotes, might be driving the unpopularity of your comments.