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techitaway t1_j66407w wrote

Reply to comment by SocDemGenZGaytheist in AP Stylebook includes 'The French' in list of 'general and often dehumanizing 'the' labels. by wewhomustnotbenamed

I know they used "the French" and everyone's having fun with it. But if I had a nickel for everytime I've heard "the Mexicans/the Chinese..." Followed by something racist as fuck...

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SoySauceSyringe t1_j67lsc1 wrote

Made a similar comment before, but yeah. Let’s say you have two uncles, and one refers to Jewish people while the other talks about the Jews. Do you think one of them is maybe a little more likely than the other to say something antisemitic?

You already knew the answer, let’s not pretend this is coming outta nowhere.

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HearthstoneOnly t1_j669xn3 wrote

Are people going to be less racist when they start their sentences with "The Chinese people?" This tone-policing is needless.

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idler_JP t1_j66qkog wrote

Yes, by convincing the racists to continuously come up with more and more euphemisms and dog whistles, they will gradually be convinced WRT the superiority of liberal thinking, and therefore cease to be racist.

Oh no, wait, it's just a counterproductive excuse for circlejerk virtue signalling on the left that often actually insultingly infantilises the oppressed. Sorry, the oppressed people.

But hey, we all looove a bit of moral high ground ...when it doesn't cost any money

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