1/ Re: renaming syrup:
How much of the conservative reactionary worldview is based on a physical & mental & emotional antipathy to learning new things?
Aggrieved minority: stop calling us hateful slurs
Fragile Conservatives: Never! Stop making me learn new words!!!
How much of the conservative reactionary worldview is based on a physical & mental & emotional antipathy to learning new things?
Aggrieved minority: stop calling us hateful slurs
Fragile Conservatives: Never! Stop making me learn new words!!!
2/ I think this a core issue in the Conservative Culture War About Political Correctness (TM), that they hate having to learn, especially if it's paired with being empathetic
Freedom, to them, means never having to change. The autonomy of stubborn selfishness
Freedom, to them, means never having to change. The autonomy of stubborn selfishness
3/ Also see: not telling raunchy jokes at work. These stolid revanchists whine & wave their tiny fists b/c they cannot or will not learn a new way to talk to ppl. It frightens & confuses them
'If I can't tell a woman she's hot, what *can* I say?'
Infinite possibilities, my dude
'If I can't tell a woman she's hot, what *can* I say?'
Infinite possibilities, my dude
4/ Which is why, when we ask people to stop being sexist/bigoted jerks, we can smooth the way by giving them a different way to talk. That will allow the anxious & unimaginative ones a way forward, leaving only the slimeballs left to complain
