Score this non-apology! How many bingo lines can you spot?
Score this non-apology! How many bingo lines can you spot?
But I’m not [minority], and I don’t have a radar that pings whenever [minority adjective] and words like [neutral-word] are mentioned in close proximity [separated by 40 other words]. It didn’t even occur to me that the statement could be read as an allusion to the stereotype of [minority adjective] people being [insulting-adjective]. That’s certainly not how I read it, obviously - but I get that this is one possible interpretation of the passage, and that my own privilege as a [not-that-minority] person is why I didn’t notice that. And especially in light of (TW for anti-[that-minority-ism] and general bigotry) ongoing bullshit happening both here and overseas - I also get why some of the folks who heard those lines were… concerned.
Sooooo not my intention, ya’ll. Really sorry for that. And from here forth I’ll try to keep a closer lookout for those kinds of “stereotype keyword” combinations, to avoid confusion/alarm.
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But I’m not [minority], and I don’t have a radar that pings whenever [minority adjective] and words like [neutral-word] are mentioned in close proximity [separated by 40 other words]. It didn’t even occur to me that the statement could be read as an allusion to the stereotype of [minority adjective] people being [insulting-adjective]. That’s certainly not how I read it, obviously - but I get that this is one possible interpretation of the passage, and that my own privilege as a [not-that-minority] person is why I didn’t notice that. And especially in light of (TW for anti-[that-minority-ism] and general bigotry) ongoing bullshit happening both here and overseas - I also get why some of the folks who heard those lines were… concerned.
Sooooo not my intention, ya’ll. Really sorry for that. And from here forth I’ll try to keep a closer lookout for those kinds of “stereotype keyword” combinations, to avoid confusion/alarm.
[ source redacted ]
ETA for clarity