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I sometimes wish all the energy spent on things that aren't actually offensive (e.g. naming hurricanes) would be spent on looking at actual problems that need f

I sometimes wish all the energy spent on things that aren't actually offensive (e.g. naming hurricanes) would be spent on looking at actual problems that need fixing. For all this concern and "action", we still have no real changes on the reservations. I suspect other communities have the same damn problems. Words and writing are cheap and easy to soothe some guilt, action actually requires energy and time.

southerntofu 5y ago
Why not both? Can we agree small steps to dismantle the cultural hegemony[0] (as seen in comments here where people feel the white race is under threat by fictional character names) is still a good step? I entirely agree with your point though, that people in power to make that kind of decision could do a lot more to challenge the balance of power in the world. If every well-thinking liberal on this planet organized to start a revolution and entirely do away with oppression in all forms, we'd be living in a free and egalitarian society by now. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony
- ldkdkdkdk 5y ago
  God forbid that people have a culture
- me_me_me 5y ago
  For this reason I am proposing everyone not speaking English, the cultural hegemony of English language combined with forced propaganda of Holywood english entertainment must be curbed. Sigh... Tell me who is it the position of power to enforce nomenclature of 'Alice and Bob'? An Alice and Bob alliance? Write your own paper with whatever names or none names you want and nobody will care. Did you even know that this came out of a -> b but to make it clearer a and b got names? People from outside given field are coming over and start making demands, be it CS or any other field. Last year we went though the 'defeated' of oppressive master branch in git, also black/white lists and such. To what end? NOBODY is CS ever connected term 'master branch' in git as something to do with slavery and nobody used it as some propaganda tool. There was a terminology of slave and master used for tasks or old HDDs, but it was organically phased out. Because it felt odd/unsavory using that terminology and people just moved on with different analogies.

southerntofu 5y ago

Why not both? Can we agree small steps to dismantle the cultural hegemony[0] (as seen in comments here where people feel the white race is under threat by fictional character names) is still a good step? I entirely agree with your point though, that people in power to make that kind of decision could do a lot more to challenge the balance of power in the world. If every well-thinking liberal on this planet organized to start a revolution and entirely do away with oppression in all forms, we'd be living in a free and egalitarian society by now. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_hegemony

ldkdkdkdk 5y ago
God forbid that people have a culture
me_me_me 5y ago
For this reason I am proposing everyone not speaking English, the cultural hegemony of English language combined with forced propaganda of Holywood english entertainment must be curbed. Sigh... Tell me who is it the position of power to enforce nomenclature of 'Alice and Bob'? An Alice and Bob alliance? Write your own paper with whatever names or none names you want and nobody will care. Did you even know that this came out of a -> b but to make it clearer a and b got names? People from outside given field are coming over and start making demands, be it CS or any other field. Last year we went though the 'defeated' of oppressive master branch in git, also black/white lists and such. To what end? NOBODY is CS ever connected term 'master branch' in git as something to do with slavery and nobody used it as some propaganda tool. There was a terminology of slave and master used for tasks or old HDDs, but it was organically phased out. Because it felt odd/unsavory using that terminology and people just moved on with different analogies.