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Apparently not. The world would be a much better place if we all stopped making such a big deal about specific trigger words and focused on the ideas being communicated. If someone’s intent was to be an asshole then sure, get the pitchforks out, but make it clear it’s the idea that’s bad. Don’t just scapegoat the word. If they weren’t obviously trying to be a dick then calibrate your response accordingly.

To put it another way, if you’re upset about the use of a word that a scientist might use to describe something then you’re probably being overly sensitive.

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riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
science is often biased by cultural ideas. biology, medicine, and psychology, have been used to pathologise or naturalise things along social lines. this is also reflected in the language they created.

i think it is important for this lamguage to be reevaluated, as culture and the scientific view on the world changes.

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- Mr_Blott@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Cool, start by learning what a ‘shift’ key is.
  
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  - Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    this is a conversation about accepting ideas rather than critisizing the form…
    
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  - riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    go fuck youself asshole
    
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    introvertcatto@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Go tuck yourself in!
    
    P.s. bed! Goodnight, riwo!
    
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- ricdeh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  No, they are not for you to reevaluate because you hold no knowledge or expertise in these fields. Demanding for outsiders to interfere with the scientific process because of their silly little biases and mental disabilities is a deranged opinion.
  
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  - GrammarPolice@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Based
    
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UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Listen, I’m not against using any words. I’m just for using words, that if used cause no harm, and lead to people feeling better. We are emotional beings and it is unnecessary to try to pretend that we aren’t.

If someone wants me to call them “X”, I would try to do that if it is not too out of my way, right? That’s all.

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1984@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
You are correct but social media lives and thrives on the idea of making people overreact to things.

Genders, races, politics… It’s all literally designed for people to argue with eachother while the owners profit on their “discussions” (actual discussions are banned).

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