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Don't assume bad intentions. I used to think that there is a strong racial component, simply because it matched my everyday experiences. Only after I started tr
by MrBuddyCasino 11y ago
Don't assume bad intentions. I used to think that there is a strong racial component, simply because it matched my everyday experiences. Only after I started traveling more did my opinion change - I'm now pretty sure that its mostly cultural.
Your previous reply sounded a lot like those "you are not allowed to say this" stuff that does a lot of harm, because it suffocates discourse.
So thanks for posting a factual follow-up, we need more of those and less of the political correct group-think dismissals.
- rmxt 11y agoThank you for the reminder. I genuinely am not trying to suffocate discourse and I am interested in engaging in conversation, but I have no qualms about pointing out disingenuous or deceptive pseudo-discourse when I see it. Posting a link to a study that mentions testosterone in a different medical context, and using it to justify to racist institutions is, IMO, inflammatory and dishonest to say the least.
- CPLX 11y agoIt's actually easier not to engage with racist trolls[0] at all, you're not likely to change anyone's mind. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9576895 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9576895
- MrBuddyCasino 11y agoThanks for the effort of listing those, some of them definitely cross the line. However, I disagree that staying silent is always the best way to handle this - there is an audience that can still be influenced by convincing arguments, even though they might remain invisible.