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Regarding language use - the article describes this program as one of many "trying to address police violence and systemic racism following George Floyd's murde
by ALittleLight 5y ago
Regarding language use - the article describes this program as one of many "trying to address police violence and systemic racism following George Floyd's murder". That's the basis for my stating that discussion of the program is tied to police violence and racism. Later in the comment, I sum that up as "calling the police racist murderers" which I rephrased to elucidate the problem some people might have with the description, but which is also a faithful rephrase as systemically racist and violent police that commit murder are pretty clearly racist police murders.
I can't imagine what other language in my comment you might have a problem with. Please let me know if that wasn't it. I would say that I am not using any poor, inaccurate, or unfair language.
- endisneigh 5y agoYour comparison is nonsensical. Calling police racist murderers does not follow from mentioning addressing police violence and systemic racism. Your summation of the situation is more reflective of your interpretation of reality than the actual situation at hand. An accurate analogy per your logic would be to call tech executives sexist after reading an article where it mentions steps are being taken trying to address tech sexism and unequal pay.
- ALittleLight 5y agoIf you said "Because of the sexism and discrimination at Blizzard, we are doing X" I would, of course, take it to mean you think Blizzard was sexist and discriminatory. I think that's overwhelmingly obvious - so obvious that I'm not even sure how to argue it. Similarly, it just strikes me as incoherent to say you need a program to address racism in the police, police violence, and murders by the police - but also to say it's an unfair summary to say that you've called the police racist murderers.