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I'd just like to point out the subtle use of language to objectify motorists and thus make it easier to ignore their side of the issue when these discussions co
by njarboe 5y ago
I'd just like to point out the subtle use of language to objectify motorists and thus make it easier to ignore their side of the issue when these discussions come up. You can see it very clearly here:
"laws built for those cars over cyclists"
If one wishes to engage with people who like using cars, instead of dismissing or ignoring them, use motorist instead of car. I hope our societies are still human centered enough that we can agree that cars are used by people to do things, not the other way around.
- oldstrangers 5y agoI can't tell if this is parody or not.
- chiggsy 5y agoIt ignores motorcycles, who at least in my head is why the term "cyclist." is used. Trucks, Cars, bikes, cyclists. Last two slightly more humanized because you can see the human fly off of the thing in an accident, trucks and cars, driver wearing a seatbelt is part of the machine.