Telling someone to accept an apology makes as much sense to me as labeling required service hours "volunteering". None.
@docfreeride There's power dynamic here, isn't there? Compelling or even expecting someone to accept an apology is an unfair social pressure
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@OtherSociology Even acting like it's impolite for someone to reject apology is a kind of power play. Who has power to enforce politeness? -
@docfreeride Plus, where there other inequalities at play, like race, gender etc, right to demand "politeness" strays into oppression. -
@OtherSociology Oppression with plausible deniability built in. "Surely we can all agree on politeness! It's just basic human decency!" -
@OtherSociology When actions & policies that are doing harm aren't recognized as impolite (but people raising voices against them are) -
@docfreeride Is the same level of forgiveness shown to people with less power who make mistakes? No they're just proving stereotypes!
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