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I have been told in no uncertain terms that the word “minority” is offensive, as it has come to have pejorative use. No alternative term was suggested, rather t
by madaxe_again 4y ago
I have been told in no uncertain terms that the word “minority” is offensive, as it has come to have pejorative use. No alternative term was suggested, rather that one should refer to specific groups of people with their specific terms, and never generalise.
Additionally, “white knight” I have also been told off for, for the reasons you might expect.
In both of these cases (actually, almost every case I can think of) my language was being policed by, um, materially unencumbered birthgivers of reduced melanin.
- wonderwonder 4y agoI love the term white knight specifically because it's offensive to those I reference with it and because it does such a great job describing my view of them and ironically their unconcious view of themselves. Also the amusing thing is that they are always white.
- andsoitis 4y ago> they are always white Might it be because they think they know best?
- wholinator2 4y agoI feel like, Materially Unencumbered Birth Gives of Reduced Melanin, is approaching an actual usable acronym for the typical pejorative, Karen. I bet chatgpt could bridge the gap
- samastur 4y agoI don't see white women standing out in their behaviour, but they sure will always remain an acceptable group to beat up on without losing your progressive or otherwise credentials. Karen at this point is always pejorative and pretty much just not well hidden sexism at best.
- wonderwonder 4y agoThat's been the most impactful change of the entire progressive movement. It's now ok to be sexist and racist against white women. It's feminism stood on its head. The reduction of white women to a meme has been incredible to watch. No idea why anyone would be for this.
- DangitBobby 4y agoIs materially unencumbered rich or poor?