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In response to
"So the speaker is always responsible for how their words are interpreted by each individual that hears them?"
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SGTAmerica #TeamCap
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Communication requires both a speaker and a listener. It is quite possible for a speaker to communicate something to a listener that the speaker
Posted by
TWuG
Jun 29 '16, 13:34
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doesn't intend, simply because of what the listener chooses to hear.
If what you say sounds a lot like what a sexist would say, then some listeners are going to interpret what you say as sexist. And that is partly on you for using language favored by sexists.
Read that as a generic "you", please.
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