Meteorologie
Meteorologie t1_javdyuq wrote
Reply to comment by davowankenobi in Banning Words Won’t Make the World More Just - The Atlantic by vaikrunta
Merely asking people to use specific language created by distant, unknown, and unaccountable figures is not fascism, but I am not sure what compelling them to use it by threats of social or economic punishment is.
The consequences are key.
Meteorologie t1_javbpdh wrote
Reply to comment by ReadyClayerOne in Banning Words Won’t Make the World More Just - The Atlantic by vaikrunta
I think he’s arguing against the idea that if you are not fully on board with constant and mutually-conflicting revisions of words and phrases in everyday use, decided behind closed doors by unknown and unaccountable figures and handed down with no debate or dissent permitted, you must be an asshole, bigot, or some other type of Bad Person.
I think you sort of proved his point.
Meteorologie t1_javwv9h wrote
Reply to comment by davowankenobi in Banning Words Won’t Make the World More Just - The Atlantic by vaikrunta
Please don’t suggest that women, LGBT, or disabled people form distinct monolithic groups with shared and internally consistent views on what language is acceptable and not acceptable - that is a dehumanising concept that denies their individuality.