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by eigenvector 4111 days ago
The condemnatory value of the "isms" (racism, sexism, etc.) seems greatly diminished these days. Once upon a time, if you hurled "racist" at someone it was because, y'know, they actively hated and oppressed people of other races. If someone asked me if I'd hire a racist I could comfortably say no without being afraid it was a loaded question meant to see if I'd ostracize some white guy who retweeted a rap lyric 3 years ago.

Nowadays it seems to mean something more along the lines of "you said something at least tangentially related to race that I didn't quite agree with".