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That is what some say, and that currently is the political fad, yes. There are alternate viewpoints. For some reading in that venue I suggest basically any content by the whipsmart Ph.D. John McWhorter. https://johnmcwhorter.substack.com/

Because the statement: There's never a point where you say "oh good, we are now inclusive and done with that." Directly implies one can never be inclusive. Of course one can reach a state of inclusivity. Much like one can never be free of sin in a religious context, this statement and those...

No no, that white skin tone is non-representative and you are assuming the base culture is white. Also the eye-shape is also non-representative and problematic. Not to mention the fact that such an image plays into 'Thin is In' beauty stereotypes.

What of against someone there is evidence will do specific harm, even if they do not mean to? The prince doesn't intend to cause a war, but there is plenty of evidence he WILL. You try to convince him. He cannot (for whatever reason) be convinced. You try to stop him through peaceful means...

It makes me philosophically uncomfortable to think that there is a point where we can never, as a culture, be Inclusive. The idea of an unwashable stain that can never be cleaned is a very religious one that I just do not like, conceptually. I can unwaveringly and with 100% confidence point to...

This just reminds me of a shrug emoji.

An alien sending down someone to kill the person who ordered the meteor be nuked: Good or Evil? The aliens tried to convince them "Hey dude dont shoot we're peaceful" Person thinks that they are lying. Game theories it out: If I shoot and they are peaceful, some lives are lost, which is bad...

You could still be probably accused of appropriation because you were using what they call 'coding', or words that have traditionally been used to represent a specific group (in this case its a part of that groups culture). Would the accusation come off as silly? To me, yes. But there would be...

At this point its clear you're projecting your real life morality on things and refusing to recognize that people have differing moralities that are also valid. Also your views are internally inconsistent and hard to parse, changing at whim. So is using nukes to destroy a meteor that you...

Certainly! A lot of different people have arrived at a lot of different conclusions :) But a consensus? Hardly.

I don't think that it will have, in the long term, a significant lasting impact. Assuming of course that the Pandemic winds down in the near(?) future, there is a very real possibility we will be dealing with it for a lot longer. In the short term, once the pandemic winds down I think we'll see...

Yes there is a very uncertain line between Appropriation and Representation and what something falls under is very much up to the viewer. Everyone's got different lines on this. There is value in the discussion, but that value gets lost when people start One True Way-ing everything. I'm okay...

It makes me wanna say the first word, Wizards, in a huge and dramatic voice, then just rush through the next three words. Whether or not that makes the logo good or bad will depend on how annoying the people around me are gonna find this :)

Where, exactly, did I mention anything about any of this affecting me or not affecting me? I merely stated that whether or not you accept and agree with the arguments made in this thread depends on your politics and worldview. Which is true. People with the same or similar identities can, and...

Hard to say. I guess it depends on how you view the nuking of two major cities in Japan. After all, the argument has been made (whether you agree with it or not is another matter, I personally do not) that the nukes ended the war much earlier than it would have and spared many more lives than...

Yeah but getting charged with something and getting convicted? Two different things. Being charged with a crime does not make you guilty of said crime. And again, goodness of an act is not subject to the lawfulness of said act. Thats why you can have lawful good and also have chaotic good.

I, personally, agree. Fixing problematic things is a sisyphean task. There really isn't any clear definition on it and it's really hard to get a consensus. That said, the point of the thread is to pick out things people find problematic and discuss it. Not everyone with the same identity has...

Ah yes, so it is murder then if you kill the scientist who is developing a chemical agent to turn the water to poison. After all, he is not trying to kill anyone IMMEDIATELY. One must wait till hes literally pouring it in the well in order to kill him. Cmon thats nonsense.

Oh cmon. Thats a useless definition of gatekeeping. By that definition, this site (and almost any other) is gatekeeping because you gotta sign up in order to post. They are 'controlling and limiting access' by requiring you to sign up. And sure, maybe, but thats not problematic nor is it...

I probably shouldn't put words in anyones mouth, but as I understand it the argument is that it is a lack of representation of cultures other than European that is the issue at hand. That is the argument anyway. Whether or not it has merit...well, that largely seems to depend on your...