The idea that your identity can/should/must include inventing cruel language to enforce the idea that people who are unlike you are disgusting and lesser is a pretty significant part of the reason things aren’t good and are getting worse. The idea it’s acceptable or tolerable isn’t great.
It may surprise you how many people don’t invent language to diminish others, and are diligently working to avoid language that already exists.
I’m not saying it’s good or even super common, just observable. People make up names for people who think differently than them. Once a group hits a certain size, it’s just pretty likely that they’ll have those sorts of terms, even if only a small percentage actually use them.
The idea that your identity can/should/must include inventing cruel language to enforce the idea that people who are unlike you are disgusting and lesser is a pretty significant part of the reason things aren’t good and are getting worse. The idea it’s acceptable or tolerable isn’t great.
It may surprise you how many people don’t invent language to diminish others, and are diligently working to avoid language that already exists.
I’m not saying it’s good or even super common, just observable. People make up names for people who think differently than them. Once a group hits a certain size, it’s just pretty likely that they’ll have those sorts of terms, even if only a small percentage actually use them.