It blows my mind that "This person is too *nice* to be a bigot!" continues to be a line that doesn't get one laughed out of the room.https://twitter.com/ZJemptv/status/1286638364863729665 …
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Lately we're seeing a disturbing number of linguists who seem to be reluctant to believe Pinker has a racism problem because they personally have had many pleasant professional interactions with him.
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It should be obvious to any actual fucking adult that "are they personally nice?" is a question with little to no bearing on such questions as "do they subscribe to or promote pernicious bigoted views?" and "do they support unconscionable policies?"
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