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In response to "LIR: My point is pretty simple (znu and, for that matter, MDH): I personally think it's pretty hypocritical to pre-judge, stereotype, and assume ..." by ReluctantCynic

Except I wasn't trying to draw any conclusions about her as a person or her motivations. My focus was on why her message was problematic.

Posted by znufrii Apr 11 '16, 11:09

Making an inference of her upbringing based on her statement of how she was raised was a means to that end.

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"She didn't choose that word by accident" - Shaun Apr 11, 11:13 14
- You're misreading it if you think that. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 11:14 13
  - How could you make a statement like that then if you have *ZERO* relevant information regarding this person? -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 11:16 12
    - Because language is a function of culture - znufrii Apr 11, 11:21 11
      - not everyone chooses their words carefully like they are writing for the New Yorker -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:29
      - Maybe you should just go back to B2 and use that handy Edit Post button before you dig down any harder than you already are. -- nm* - Shaun Apr 11, 11:25 3
        
        No need - znufrii Apr 11, 11:28 2
        
        The issue isn't even with the AI person anymore. It's with your attitude and your statements that you made as though they were facts. -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 11:33 1
        
        And what attitude is that, pray tell? -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 11:36
      - What's the word for your explanation of why what you posted is being mis-construed by everyone else? -- (edited) - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:22
      - or, it is a function that they have heard from news, or conversations on the topic. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 11:22 4
        
        Which are all parts of a culture. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 11, 11:24 3
        
        *smh* -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 11:26 2
        
        This is payback for the bathroom thing, isn't it? -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 11:35 1
        
        no, one has nothing to do with the other. - groiny Apr 11, 11:40
You stated: "She didn't choose that word by accident." You also stated: "Because it's a common part of the vernacular of the culture ..." - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:13 3
- Where did I say it was a conscious choice? - znufrii Apr 11, 11:16 2
  - From the commonly accepted definition of "choose." Choose: pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate ... - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:22 1
    - You've never made an unconscious choice? -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 11:33

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Except I wasn't trying to draw any conclusions about her as a person or her motivations. My focus was on why her message was problematic.

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