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"Tone" is a part of what one says. It's not meaningless. It carries a message as well.

• narrator 4y ago
  Except tone is a function of the observer. It's purely subjective and thus one can make absolutely anything offensive by complaining about the tone. Watch: I don't like the tone of your comment. Now prove to me that you're not saying something in a tone that's not offensive to me. You can't. My feelings are authoritative "lived experience."
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  • colordrops 4y ago
    It's no different from the words themselves. Sometimes tone is vague and other times it's direct and obvious.