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Scientific American: Why the Term ‘Jedi’ Is Problematic
- iab 5y agoWhat about nerf-herder
- Blackstrat 5y agoI’m old enough to remember when SA was a serious magazine.
- peanut_worm 5y agoIs this a parody?
- dfdz 5y agoI refuse to believe this is not a parody: > toxically masculine approaches to conflict resolution [by] violent duels with phallic lightsabers surely this cannot be a real reason we cannot use the easily memorable acronym JEDI to draw attention to an initiative ?
- bmaisonp 5y agoThe Onion: Scientific American: Why the Term ‘Jedi’ Is Problematic
- allears 5y agoThis sounds like political correctness run amok. The initiatives referenced by the term "jedi" are already politically correct, in a good way. To quibble about a memorable acronym is not only silly, it reflects poorly on the publication that chose to print it.
- PrincessJas 5y ago> politically correct, in a good way Are you implying that there's a bad way to be politically correct? Are you a racist?
- PrincessJess 5y ago> politically correct, in a good way Are you implying that there's a bad way to be politically correct? Followup question, are you a racist or just a fascist?
- dang-guefever 5y agohttps://archive.is/MZfa3 https://archive.is/MZfa3
- krapp 5y agoThis is a much better criticism of Star Wars and Disney than it is the use of JEDI as an acronym. The strongest point they make ahout that, in my opinion, is that the associations with Star Wars might be unnecessarily distracting. Everything else seems like a serious reach to me.
- dudul 5y agoThe way the nonsensical term "equity" is pushed down the general population's throat is impressive. We transitioned almost over night from "equality of opportunities" which was achieved a long time ago to "equality of outcome" with a new brand. I used to think the concept of double-think was a bit far fetched, but here it is in action.
- garbagecoder 5y agoNo fun allowed
- gregjor 5y ago“When what you’re doing sounds like an Onion headline, stop.” — Bill Maher
- sayonaraman 5y agogood lord
- maybelsyrup 5y agoTrying to advance your political project by obsessing over terminology? Wookie mistake.