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Originally Posted by thehef
IMO, the problems are 1) that we look to punish - rather than explain, coach, guide - in response to the unintentional acts that could be perceived as racism, and 2) we ascribe harm to situation where there is actually just minor (and often fake) offense taken.
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Again, generally, agreed.
I was going to say something earlier about the punishment aspect. No, we shouldn't *punish* someone for, say, using a phrase that they learned as a kid and grew up using and no one ever thought twice about it.
But, now, we should think about it