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It was either a common weaselly way to imply "anybody opposite these must have some irrational fear", or a very unfortunate choice of phrasing.
by coldtea 3y ago
It was either a common weaselly way to imply "anybody opposite these must have some irrational fear", or a very unfortunate choice of phrasing.
- klyrs 3y agoI get that, but which of those appeals to pop psychology (besides my deliberately ironic reach for "triggering")
- coldtea 3y ago>but which of those appeals to pop psychology It doesn't appeal to, it is an attempt to use pop psychology (the notion of resistance to X owing to fear). Hardly better than the "who hurt you?" bro retort.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoIn retrospect, I now realize it was a poor choice of words.