• thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    pronouns themselves aren’t a problem lol. he had a specific group in mind. “the conservatives who are complaining about this issue” the problem arises when the “them” is nebulous or used as a racist dig whistle. he is pointing out conversations using it as the latter here.

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      8 months ago

      the problem arises when the “them” is nebulous or used as a racist dig whistle

      I disagree. The problem is when you divide the whole into “us” and “them”.