What kind of definition of "upset" we're working with here? Obviously docking people 1,000 points is hyperbolic, since people have no points and even if they did I would have no power to dock them. It's more accurate to say I read/hear people described as Oriental and I think, "whoa, did you just say that? Huh, that's a little discombobulating. Don't you know that's a loaded term? I wonder what you have to say about these 'Oriental' people, and I will take it with a grain of salt." It's not the kind of thing that makes vomit crawl up my throat - it's more like a warning light that gets turned on. In the case of my boss, I don't think the opinions she holds justifies any concern, so the warning light goes off.
It is of course more worth getting upset over actual demonstrated viewpoints/attitudes, but people can still choose words "poorly" and reflect a sort of bull-in-china-shop ignorance or outright dismissal of other people/society.
Yeah, see, that would annoy me, but you are free not to be annoyed.
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Date: 2010-05-28 03:41 pm (UTC)It is of course more worth getting upset over actual demonstrated viewpoints/attitudes, but people can still choose words "poorly" and reflect a sort of bull-in-china-shop ignorance or outright dismissal of other people/society.
Yeah, see, that would annoy me, but you are free not to be annoyed.