I found a blog post on the use of loaded terminology to control the narrative and thought it was relevant to /32/:http://halcyoninitiative.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/trigger-words-and-how-they-are-used-against-us/

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Anonymous 10/20/14 (Mon) 06:37:15 No.292

I found a blog post on the use of loaded terminology to control the narrative and thought it was relevant to /32/:

http://halcyoninitiative.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/trigger-words-and-how-they-are-used-against-us/

Anonymous 10/20/14 (Mon) 19:53:13 No.316

>‘So you’re a racist!’

>‘And what if I am?’

>From there, the other person descended into what I can only describe as incoherent sputtering, which progressed to yet more incoherent rage, and then stunned silence, as if their brain was not able to process a lack of concern for catering to the political mantra du jour.

Oh Jesus, I've had this happen so much to me in 2012-13. That's when I realized my social circle was complete shit.

Anonymous 12/10/14 (Wed) 09:02:15 No.544

>>292
Bump, that link provides some extremely useful and interesting info.

Anonymous 12/24/14 (Wed) 01:43:16 No.619

File: 1419385396302.pdf (75.13 KB, Trigger Words and How They….pdf)

>>292
For safe keeping

Anonymous 02/06/15 (Fri) 22:40:57 No.786

>>292

I wonder if this idiot is aware of his own hypocrisy.

Anonymous 02/07/15 (Sat) 03:15:29 No.790

>>786
Do expand on that.

Anonymous 02/08/15 (Sun) 13:51:17 No.802

>>790

he uses the same rhetorical devices to get the reader to align with his views.

Anonymous 02/11/15 (Wed) 05:54:49 No.847

>>802
Specifically...?

Anonymous 02/11/15 (Wed) 20:22:08 No.855

>>316
This ticks me off mainly due to the fact it's not difficult to explain why being a "racist" is a "bad" thing if you're talking about the correct definition. I mean, it's a simplistic argument, but it's a starting point for rational discourse.

Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 02:29:43 No.2244

Here is a better article on the topic, that doesn't go off into crazy right-wing "men are genetically designed not to wear dresses" land.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 09:42:45 No.2253

>>2244

How the fuck did he ever act Right wing?

You are basically what he was trying to say, claiming that a man wearing a dress is unflattering has triggered you into calling him a Crazy right wing-ist. He never said they werent genetically designed for it, you read that because you are insane and indoctrinated.

Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 23:02:34 No.2257

>>316

It is possible to counteract this. The reason the situation arises is because racist is used in many different contexts, and so takes on a vagueness or ambiguity.

I think it will be clearer if I invent a new word without any loadings. "Tumoka"

A tumoka is sometimes used to mean guy who eats soup. Sometimes a guy listening to drum and base. And sometimes it refers to a guy who rapes children in his spare time.

>Be eating soup

>'So you're a tumoka!'

>'And what if I am?'

You now basically admitted that you like to rape children. Let's consider another response

>Be eating soup

>'So you're a tumoka!'

>'I'm not a tumoka! >_<'

>'But you are clearly eating soup you liar!'

One way forward is to deny the implicit accusation, while acknowledging the observation. Explaining who you are as if the word tumoka didn't exist

>Be eating soup

>'So you're a tumoka!'

>'I would never rape a child. I do like soup though'

>'Oh I see ^_^'

Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 23:07:42 No.2258

>>2257

Applying this to another word could look like this

>'So you are a socialist?'

>'I want healthcare for the poor, but gulags are horrible'