“It’s terrible that Black people are being killed by police, but all this looting/rioting has to stop.” “It’s terrible that all this looting/rioting happens, but Black people being killed by police has to stop.” Switching the order of the sentence does a couple of amazing things. First, it alters a conditional sentence. The conjunction, “but,”…Read More…
Category: Opinion
What I think about what I’m thinking about.
Is ‘Humanoid’ a Racist Term?
In this age of self-examination and sensitivity to cultures beyond our own, there is a growing trend toward trying to use names for people and things that are non-inflammatory. Some resent the practice, denouncing it as political correctness; in doing so, they reveal a measure of unrepentant self-centered thinking within themselves. One of the more…Read More…