Interesting post on the use of “Offensive”

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Dee

“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist, etc., remarks and “jokes” is not that they’re offensive, but that [they] rely… for their meaning on harmful cultural narratives….”

About Dee

Dee is a hardworking twenty-something working as a medical librarian in Texas. Her ability to go on tangents and create non-sensical metaphors is almost legendary.
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