[lukifer]

This exemplifies the point: our very language has become politicized. Robin Hanson calls the phenomenon "RightTalk" [0]: we care less about outcomes, or even policy positions, than simply cajoling people to use the right keywords. A trigger word like "intersectionality" (whatever the intrinsic merits of the model), yields very different mental associations and emotional reactions [1] depending on who hears it, and the ideological/tribal waters in which they swim.

Probably the most absurd political divide I've ever heard in my life is between the slogans "Black Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter": on their surface meanings, not only are they logically compatible, but the latter actually eclipses and reinforces the former! But it's another case in point: the meanings of the phrases don't matter, let alone any ostensible outcomes. It's simply a way to wave a flag of team membership.

[0] https://www.overcomingbias.com/2020/07/beware-righttalkism.h...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation

[AstralStorm]

No, the latter is attempting to wash out the problem, removing the mention of the people most affected by it. It's transparent and reactionary.