`Equity language doesn’t fool anyone who lives with real afflictions. It’s meant to spare only the feelings of those who use it.` This perfectly describes what

`Equity language doesn’t fool anyone who lives with real afflictions. It’s meant to spare only the feelings of those who use it.` This perfectly describes what's going on. Rather than working on the actual problem, the people gunning for purifying language are yak shaving. I think we all recognise the good intentions, but how do we convince the people with good intentions that they're solving the wrong problem? Sounds like the classic case of a startup not talking to their customers :)