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Old 09-06-2015, 08:55 PM   #170
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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht View Post
And when you were quoting me, who wrote "it's just code words for "somebody you ought to hate", I was naming certain individuals or groups who in my opinion were using these labels as such, which is the reason why I find the use of the labels problematic, not that I believe that all people who use them are automatically using them in that way.

In general, I think that when someone uses a label to identify a group, people read into it based on whether the label was created by the group that self-identifies with it, or a group that is opposed to it. I think it's very easy to be written off as a mindless hater, if you use a label that was created by the group opposed to something and you are critical of the group. Obviously, with SJW, you have a problem because there's not really a self-identified group with its own term for itself.
I agree with darryl.

Not really sure why people would read into me for using the label based on who invented the label.
It's basically a sneaky justification for generalizing anyone who uses a label that is "in no way just a neutral term", to quote another poster.
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