A lot of what end up being called skirmishes in the "culture war" are just a case of both sides being a bit silly, and then one (or both) sides escalating to the point of abuse or violence. Case in point is this foolishness: theguardian.com/books/2021/aug…
...which then resulted in this ugliness: badformreview.com/read/yo21 (although, not without significant ugliness from both sides, it must be said)
Now is it "a bit racist" to use the phrase "almond shaped eyes"? I say no, but I respect someone else's opinion that they might see it differently. But demanding that the publisher edit it out? Fuck off, honestly. Just don't buy the book, and bitch about the author online.
Does that mean you get to attack and abuse the people calling for the editing? Nope - don't be an asshole. They don't "deserve" it - you troll. But, for the love of Zeus, can we stop with the "marginalised victims" language for these activists?
You don't need to play the victim card - we can see that the trolls are at fault. I may find your argument irritating & solipsistic & anti-freedom but you don't deserve to be abused for it. You deserve respect because you're *human* not because you're female or brown or autistic.
Perhaps the silliest aspect of this whole thing is the outrage over the author describing being mildly irritated by two autistic students. That's not "ableist" - that's honest. Some students are irritating. Trust me, I was one of those irritating students!
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