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Originally Posted by zedsdead
How can u cancel someone for saying something that was socially acceptable at the time.
That tweet is around the same time always sunny did an episode called ‘macs banging the tranny”
While I consider myself someone who works hard to stay mindful of shifting language trends, I'm also someone who truly believes in the importance of context. As such, I completely agree with this post.
Not sure if this is a perfect equivalent, but if I hear an 80-year-old refer to a "colored guy," I have a different reaction than if I hear a 30-year-old do the same -- even if it's the same phrase, same tone, same context. (In fact, the octogenarian probably thinks he IS saying the "correct" word.)
Similarly, 2011 is fairly recent, but it's just long ago enough to have experienced such a cultural shift in language. If I heard someone say that in 2021, I certainly could think less of the speaker. If I hear it (or read it) from something in 2011, I chalk it up to "well, those were the times." I'm not saying it was right 10 years ago, only that it hadn't yet been held up as something of which Berkey expected to be mindful.