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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8643093" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>As is often pointed out in these kinds of discussions, of course the Nebula Conference has every right to say what is and isn't allowed at their functions. That doesn't mean they're free from criticism of course. And the same applies to Lacky of course. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Based on the Nebula Conferenes statement, I had assumed Lacky must have either dropped the nuclear bomb of words in her speech or used a fairly seriously derogatory word. Like I said earlier, I'm never going to refer to someone using the word Lackey chose, but my first reaction to it isn't to take offense but to think, "Man, that's really archaic!" Though I suppose that could change based on the context. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Part of diversity is recognizing that we all have different experiences and that includes language used and even exposure to ideas. And I want to nip this in the bud: No, I'm not arguing that we should tolerate deliberate use of language that's designed to denigrate other people out of some misguided attempt at respecting diversity. But maybe, just maybe, when someone isn't using the currently preferred words or expressions, and doesn't appear to mean any harm, we can cut them a little slack. Correcting them is fine, but maybe we don't have to go nuclear and punish them. (I felt the same way about Whoopie Goldberg's recent gaff on <em>The View</em>. I didn't agree with Goldberg, but maybe an African American woman has a different perspective on race than I do.) </p><p></p><p></p><p>There are plenty of contexts were the word is perfectly acceptable to use. In front of children even.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8643093, member: 4534"] As is often pointed out in these kinds of discussions, of course the Nebula Conference has every right to say what is and isn't allowed at their functions. That doesn't mean they're free from criticism of course. And the same applies to Lacky of course. Based on the Nebula Conferenes statement, I had assumed Lacky must have either dropped the nuclear bomb of words in her speech or used a fairly seriously derogatory word. Like I said earlier, I'm never going to refer to someone using the word Lackey chose, but my first reaction to it isn't to take offense but to think, "Man, that's really archaic!" Though I suppose that could change based on the context. Part of diversity is recognizing that we all have different experiences and that includes language used and even exposure to ideas. And I want to nip this in the bud: No, I'm not arguing that we should tolerate deliberate use of language that's designed to denigrate other people out of some misguided attempt at respecting diversity. But maybe, just maybe, when someone isn't using the currently preferred words or expressions, and doesn't appear to mean any harm, we can cut them a little slack. Correcting them is fine, but maybe we don't have to go nuclear and punish them. (I felt the same way about Whoopie Goldberg's recent gaff on [I]The View[/I]. I didn't agree with Goldberg, but maybe an African American woman has a different perspective on race than I do.) There are plenty of contexts were the word is perfectly acceptable to use. In front of children even. [/QUOTE]
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