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Oh come on...you cannot be serious.

• bitwize 5y ago
  I don't make the rules: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/24/559502238/this-halloween-what-does-it-mean-to-call-something-spooky https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/24/559502238... Using the word "niggardly" can get you fired because it's slur-adjacent. Anyone who uses it in 2021 is looking to give offense. As we understand words like "spook" in a new light, it becomes prudent to avoid using them as well, lest we be seen as deliberately offending people. It's always important to think about the social effects of what you say.
  • smegcicle 5y ago
    I know you're being sarcastic, but responding anyway. NPR fortunately also does not make the rules. Refusing to use the word 'spooky' because someone might imagine racial connotations creates those very connotations, while continuing to use it the regular way prevents those connotations from creeping in. Those looking to be offended, especially on behalf of others, are ofcourse free to do so, and they are also free to be offended at being publicly ridiculed when they attempt to use their cultivated sensitivity to redefine acceptable discourse.
  • dudul 5y ago
    So Leah Donnella makes the rules? I genuinely can't tell if your message is 2nd degree or not.
  • Zababa 5y ago
    > Anyone who uses it in 2021 is looking to give offense. Most people in the world have no idea of the current state of racial tensions/issues in the USA. The majority of English speaker in the world don't live in the USA.
    • dudul 5y ago
      Don't worry, the majority of the USA doesn't give a damn either. Twitter loonies are not representative of the general population.