i'm dubious
he is told that by using the wrong words for his experience he is appropriating the experience of people who actually suffered
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and if you're paying attention you know you never have to go far to find people who won't deny his suffering, but celebrate it
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That only happens because geeks (as a group) continue to inflict pain on marginalized groups. You know what you do when you
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use a word wrong? You apologize & try not to make that mistake in the future. You don't double-down on how you're the oppressed
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that's easy when it's, like, fucking up somebody's pronouns. bit harder when the word you used determines whether you matter.
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