Journalist – Historian – Speaker
Brief rant: 1) Nothing is EVER the “last acceptable” anything. There are multiple types of prejudice at work in pretty much every situation. — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) May 20, 2014 2) Calling something “last acceptable” is a way of saying no one is paying attention to your cause! But it’s not needed. — David …
This is my first attempt to generalize some guidelines for talking about people with less power than yourself, especially when trying to highlight an injustice that you, to some extent, are responsible for perpetuating. Almost a year ago, I wrote a piece on how to talk about feminism if you’re a guy (especially a straight …
Here’s my principle on language and offense: You do not get to decide whether I should be offended by something you do or say; you only get to decide whether you care. Here’s what I mean. Someone uses language I find offensive. I call them on it. They cannot decide for me whether it’s ok …