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For one thing, conversations are a lot easier to have when there is an implicit rule that context is always considered when evaluating word usage. For example,
by jeegsy 6y ago
For one thing, conversations are a lot easier to have when there is an implicit rule that context is always considered when evaluating word usage. For example, the word 'autist' in the context of 'stonks' and 'wsb' is not understood to mean an attempt to mock people with disabilities and therefore unlikely to get anyone offended as a result.
- anoonmoose 6y agoSouth Park tried to make this argument over a decade ago and they were dead wrong.
- teddyh 6y agoPeople get offended because they want to get offended. They then rationalize it after the fact, usually by resorting to “certain words are always wrong”. But if a friend occasionally does something annoying, you could either elect to ignore it, or you could take a stand and make it a make-or-break issue. But the choice to make it an issue is yours.