Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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    The good news is that you don’t need to understand. You just need to accept that this is the case because the people it hurts say so.

    You can also go learn about the history and understand if you want, but I’m also all for being lazy and just trusting the people who are impacted.

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      this logic is so flawed honestly

      people can choose to “be hurt” by literally any word and it’s entirely subjective and ephemeral because what upsets them today may not tomorrow and what is ok changes just as easily

      word policing is just a losing battle no matter how you try and justify it and the massive sensitivity towards words just makes people look ridiculous

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        That would only be true if we gave every single hurt feeling equal weight, but PoC in America have a long history of pretty blatant discrimination, specifically using the term “colored people”, so I don’t see much wrong with not using the phrase because they’ve asked you not to. It’s not like we’re entertaining every person that wants to be referred to as a “Hylian Deku scrub” or something.

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        Cuts both ways. You’re right now word policing by saying that phrases like “people of color” doesn’t conform to how you want words to be used and it upsets your sensibilities.

        And what’s the point of communicating if you aren’t going to make considerations about the people you’re communicating with? Just like to hear the sound of your own voice, or think the words you’re writing look pretty on your screen? If you want people to care about what you’re saying you need to make an effort to learn how to use words effectively. It’s not up to the rest of the world to conform to your word preferences.

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        So then why don’t you stop word policing and refer to groups based on their preferences?

        Or is the reality here that you’re annoyed that you can’t say bigoted, offensive things with impunity?

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          When are we going to realize that these groups are not homogenous groups full of people with different opinions and different sensitivities

          I think activists often take things way further than the affected people themselves even want

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        Hey look, it’s someone who doesn’t have a horse in the race and who can’t recognize their privilege.