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Bernardo de La Paz
Bernardo de La Paz's Journal
Bernardo de La Paz's Journal
March 10, 2021
Yes, we can't read thoughts. So use language carefully, as if people only have the language they hear or read and as if they can't read thoughts. Believe it.
Supporting LGBTQ+ means really thinking things through and dropping sexist language.
It is sexist to use sexual metaphors in non-sexual situations. It has no place.
Casual language has consequences! Apply progressive thinking to everything. Make it a habit. Purge sexist language from one's own thoughts.
Be the change you want to have happen. In things big and small.
The point about courage is muddied by the people insisting on balls or ovaries
Yes, we can't read thoughts. So use language carefully, as if people only have the language they hear or read and as if they can't read thoughts. Believe it.
Supporting LGBTQ+ means really thinking things through and dropping sexist language.
It is sexist to use sexual metaphors in non-sexual situations. It has no place.
Casual language has consequences! Apply progressive thinking to everything. Make it a habit. Purge sexist language from one's own thoughts.
Be the change you want to have happen. In things big and small.
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