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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht
You're saying that when it comes to labels, context doesn't matter. That may be true when the person using the label, and the recipients don't have context (i.e., knowledge about the original of the labels, who self-identifies with the labels, whether it's used primary by one side as a form of derision, and not used at all by the group tagged with the label), but when context is well known between the user and the recipients, all of that context is going to be used. As such, if I see a comment like "SJWs always lie", knowing the context that SJW was a label primarily attached to a group by another group as a form of derision, it's generally not used by the group referred to for self-identification, I'm going to draw the conclusion that the commenter is a hater. If the comment is somewhat neutral or positive, I'd maybe draw a different conclusion, for example based on other comments from that person.
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Okay, further mental gymnastics.
If someone says an unqualified "SJWs always lie", then I would draw the conclusion that they are spewing random hate, based on the fact that they have not demonstrated any actual reason. What does the general use of the term matter?
Alternatively, someone might say "SJWs always lie", and use it as a lead-in to start pontificating about the why's and how's, and I will draw the conclusion that they are not spewing random hate.
Ah, wait a minute. You're still saying it's because of the negative connotations, which I suppose means you believe that a negative reaction toward someone or something is incapable of being anything other than a generalized hate label.
Do you, perhaps, believe that hating on someone or something can never, ever, ever be rational and thought-out? I assume so, since your whole justification for "maybe draw a different conclusion" is on the precondition that "the comment is somewhat neutral or positive".