Of course intention matters. Of course context matters. Everything we do and say and believe as huma
Of course intention matters. Of course context matters. Everything we do and say and believe as humans depends on context and intentions.The problems arise when people - and there are many - intend to be offensive but pretend that they do not. They hide behind “just joking” or “just asking questions”. But addressing those assholes can never spill over into “intention doesn’t matter”. The fact that some assholes will definitely pretend to be interested in discussions about racism solely to push a right-wing agenda does not mean that we should never have these discussions.The simple fact that someone somewhere finds something offensive doesn’t mean anything more than someone found something offensive. -- source link
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