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by richardgreeko27 838 days ago
> ...making excuses when you read this article for why the power hierarchy is against you, or that there is bias in the results

> ...this post triggered you

Definitely the language choices of an unbiased perspective from someone who doesn't have an axe to grind

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You're right. I never said it was an unbiased perspective, so let me make it clear. The post was intended to help those who were like me. When I wrote the post, I wrote it as if I was speaking to my past self in a style that would have motivated my younger self; nothing more, nothing less.
Are these words really that verboten now?
No, but a person's choice of even our non-verboten words will still cause others to make certain assumptions about them.
These are the excuses culture makes available. I take the commenter just to be reporting them.