“Straight White Male” has become this century’s N-Word. It’s used to offend and diminish the recipient based on assumption and bias. No difference in the usage.
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My point is, when you call someone this in conversation - you know exactly what you’re doing: attempting to devalue their POV based on negative cultural stereotypes. That’s racism.
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Saying “my label for you invalidates your opinion or your place in society” is literally what Dr. King fought against.
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We have to be better than that. Use our words and our minds and our hearts to win arguments. Not by trying to dehumanize the opposition to your beliefs. No matter who you are.
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BTW - if you know me, you know I reflect on things like this constantly - it’s literally the core of my podcast. I do think it’s interesting that the statement itself has multiple times drawn out the exact example I was making.
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The response to the initial tweet is exactly the “sound byte” culture
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No, the response to the initial Tweet shows how off-base you were.
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