Conor Friedersdorf

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

The cumulative effect is to build a minefield of politeness norms that are most unintelligible to people with the least social ties to the educated classes--and those norms don't even guarantee better treatment of anyone, just more euphemism treadmill taboos. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 2, 2022

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

I say this as someone who tries to use language with sensitivity and deference to reasonable requests, but even as someone who watches these things closely, I'm surprised all the time at some dustup or other about a word that I didn't even know bothered anyone. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 2, 2022

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Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@EricMGarcia If you want engagement you're going to have to stop misrepresenting me first. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 2, 2022