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OftenBen · 2020 days ago · link · · parent · post: Large Majorities Dislike Political Correctness - The Atlantic
Good thing that's not what I advocate for. Learning to be thick-skinned and hard to offend is definitely not a 'do nothing' approach. It's damn difficult and even suggesting it is unpopular. For some reason we are dead set on giving words all this extra power and by extension give tons of power to those who get off on using offensive language. Trump, and those who think/act/talk like him are empowered by how easy it is to offend anyone to the left of center. They can do nothing except say one shocking, offensive thing, and all of a sudden it's the only thing that anyone can talk about for a week while other nefarious shit goes on behind the scenes. it doesn't automatically follow that the answer is "do nothing."