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pootylicious wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 4:02 pm PC culture will be over as soon as America isn't rich enough to spread it. That's why we need Putin to win
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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I'm not so sure. I can't think how any of it impacted my life at all in the West or Asia. The biggest impact any "woke" movement has had is that people argue about it online and in the media where it gets sensationalized.
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I can see PC culture here in Japan. Mostly among the western expats, mind you. Lots of calls for "equity" and "diversity". Even expats talking about "helping Japan become a multicultural nation" and the like.
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I think this is a good example of what I meant. There have likely been some statements on inclusion at events or places I attend, it just doesn't even register with me and doesn't impact me in any way. For example, just checked a theme park we attend frequently as a family -> They have something about diversity & inclusion on their website. I don't know when they added it and don't notice anything different from when I attended the same place 20 years ago. There are people that see that simple statement and get riled up about it, sane folks just keep going about their business.Big Daikon wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 1:10 pmI can see PC culture here in Japan. Mostly among the western expats, mind you. Lots of calls for "equity" and "diversity". Even expats talking about "helping Japan become a multicultural nation" and the like.
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I don't quite get it when people tell you their preferred pronouns. There are three types of pronouns in English. First person, coming from the speaker (I, me, my), Second person, directed at the person you are talking to (you, yours) and Third person, typically directed at the person who is not present during the conversation or part of the conversation (he, him, his, she, her, hers).
So when people say their preferred pronouns are He/Him or She/Her, they are referring to how they prefer to be addressed when they are not there. In which case, why would they care?
I'm sure I've been called all sorts of things when I've not been present or involved in the conversation, not just related to my gender. Some of them positive, some negative. I wasn't there, so I wouldn't know. And neither would I particularly care.
So when people say their preferred pronouns are He/Him or She/Her, they are referring to how they prefer to be addressed when they are not there. In which case, why would they care?
I'm sure I've been called all sorts of things when I've not been present or involved in the conversation, not just related to my gender. Some of them positive, some negative. I wasn't there, so I wouldn't know. And neither would I particularly care.
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Apart from on the internet, IRL I have never come across anyone at all who has told me how they think I should talk or how to address them.xandreu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 09, 2022 12:00 am I don't quite get it when people tell you their preferred pronouns. There are three types of pronouns in English. First person, coming from the speaker (I, me, my), Second person, directed at the person you are talking to (you, yours) and Third person, typically directed at the person who is not present during the conversation or part of the conversation (he, him, his, she, her, hers).
So when people say their preferred pronouns are He/Him or She/Her, they are referring to how they prefer to be addressed when they are not there. In which case, why would they care?
I'm sure I've been called all sorts of things when I've not been present or involved in the conversation, not just related to my gender. Some of them positive, some negative. I wasn't there, so I wouldn't know. And neither would I particularly care.
As for guessing how you think random people on the internet wish to be addressed - life is too short - be kind and be tolerant. If the person is called Lola and is dressed as a woman, then "hello", is probably the appropriate address.
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https://www.stagparty.ie/news/the-best- ... party-1778Username Taken wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2022 4:21 am Can't even tell an Irish joke anymore.
(I'd often wondered what jokes the Irish tell. I guess I'll never know now.)
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Ok, the theme park example doesn't seem too important. On the other hand, the DIE (Diversity, Inclusion & Equity) agenda often means that people like me are excluded from jobs and universities. And receiving medical care, in the case of Covid vaccinations.GMJS-CEO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:43 pmI think this is a good example of what I meant. There have likely been some statements on inclusion at events or places I attend, it just doesn't even register with me and doesn't impact me in any way. For example, just checked a theme park we attend frequently as a family -> They have something about diversity & inclusion on their website. I don't know when they added it and don't notice anything different from when I attended the same place 20 years ago. There are people that see that simple statement and get riled up about it, sane folks just keep going about their business.Big Daikon wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 1:10 pmI can see PC culture here in Japan. Mostly among the western expats, mind you. Lots of calls for "equity" and "diversity". Even expats talking about "helping Japan become a multicultural nation" and the like.
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