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Much evil can be done with good intentions. It is of prime importance to recognize one's own fallibility. The more power one has, the more important it is for
by drdeca 5y ago
Much evil can be done with good intentions.
It is of prime importance to recognize one's own fallibility.
The more power one has, the more important it is for one to to recognize the possibility that one will err.
Also, the whitelist->allowlist thing is stupid, and has no benefits other than demonstrating who is in power.
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago> Much evil can be done with good intentions. "If we don't colonize them and replace their religion with Christianity they'll go to hell and we can't have that"
- la6472 5y ago
- akomtu 5y agoThere is nothing humiliating in it, so I'm going to politely ignore your suggestion. In practice, though, the "gentle suggestion" is a thinly veiled threat to report heresy to inquisition.
- teakettle42 5y agoI think “allowlist” is oppressive and humiliating so can you please stop using it altogether? It’s all about demonstrating that you have the social power to control other people’s words, even when (perhaps especially when) your justification for doing so is completely and obviously nonsensical to everyone involved. I think it qualifies as an oppressive form of social violence. If you at all cared about the lived experienced of the folks you’re oppressing, you’d stop using it.
- la6472 5y ago
- teakettle42 5y ago> To both gentleman/woman who replied below: I identify as non-binary. Your erasure of my identity is just as problematic as your use of social violence to compel speech and oppress marginalized and under-represented groups. Your responses and refusal to acknowledge the effects of these words only demonstrates you being insensitive about the pain of many of your brothers and sisters who find the echo of social injustices in the seemingly insignificant word like “allowlist”(white) and “denylist”(black). You may even understand why they feel one way or other about it , it is just that you choose to not acknowledge it.
- la6472 5y agoI am truly sorry . May I know what would have been the right way to refer a non binary person? Is it gentlehuman?
- teakettle42 5y agoI would suggest not using “gentle” in the first place, if your goal is inclusivity above all. The terms “gentleman” and “gentlewoman” describe landed gentry — and carry heavy classist, racist, imperialist, and colonialist overtones.