At what point does it not matter whether it’s someone who knows what they’re doing or not? Anyone tweeting that bullshit is validating those beliefs whether they say they’re being sincere or not.

So now you’re conflating the words of the article’s author with the OP’s words to cobble together a defense. You used the wrong term and got called out, bro. Time to stop embarrassing yourself.

Sexual assault is illegal here too, but even convicted rapists get a wide range of sentences. In addition to what you said, maybe he’ll push for more severe punishment. It seems like sexual assault- nearly everywhere- has a caveat where the criminal might be let off the hook if it’s just a “one-time thing."

So far you’ve given two examples of stereotypes being used by someone complaining about the use of slurs. But I can see I’m not getting through to you, so feel free to continue to use idioms incorrectly.

What I said didn’t warrant that much of a response, because it’s not up for debate. FYI “people of color” is phrased that way to include all racial minorties and is not the same thing as “colored.” And I’m not sure how you got out of my response that outdated words were always hostile- that’s just how they read now.…

And what element of that is a pot calling the kettle black?

Re: your first point, it is absolutely out of date to say “negro” or “colored” and has been for at least a generation. I don’t know if English isn’t your first language but it’s really only okay to refer to historical institutions (NAACP, The Negro League) with those words. It’s ignorant- if not flat-out hostile and…

Yeah, I mean, welcome to language. “Colored” was polite in the past as well. “Words aren’t the problem” is a weak argument because once we’ve lost a word to widely-acknowledged slur status, it’s time to come up with a new word. If you’re against the notion of dismissing words that have fallen out of favor, you should…

Are you confusing stereotypes and slurs again?

I’m going on a huge road trip with my boyfriend that we’ve been planning for a year and coincides with us moving to a new city in the end... despite saving up, getting the apartment and jobs lined up and meticulous, spread-out packing and purchases (camping stuff, a prime pantry box full of to-go foods, etc) it’s…

Truth. I’ve been planning to move closer to family for years, and my boyfriend and I have been vaguely planning a massive road trip for a year, and now we’re jumbling both things and while our long time spent planning has already been beneficial, the whole situation is stressful.

I mean your neighbors (the dick ones) probably bought a “support our troops” car decal at Spencer’s 15 years ago, which is basically the same thing as being considerate to real live veterans!

I mean, you can’t see broken teeth if they happened several months ago, but there’s no way that his mugshot would show no bruising/swelling if it happened a couple of hours earlier.

And you’ve yet to use it correctly!

When are Jezzies planning to teach you the difference between possessive nouns and plural nouns?

Okay, then at which point was it impactful enough to illicit any emotion? Or are you just defending a blatant ad?

It’s a gorgeous computer-animated narrative about what happens when one leaf-cutter ant decides to follow his heart and abandon his colony. And maybe it applies to my life a little too much.

Do you think defending someone who basically said “it should have been made clear she had an abortion that meets my moral standards” is improving the discourse around abortion?

Back in the day, we called them “headlines."

You seem to be the only one who feels bated- everyone else clicked on what sounded like a human interest story on a feminist blog.