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listen_youse t1_j4y7ph1 wrote

Reply to comment by Sweendogoflove in Decentering Whiteness in Hiking and Fostering Inclusivity Outdoors by honeybeedreams

People are looking to change the fact that many Americans do not feel welcome in parts of their own country but they are using annoying jargon therefore us white people are excused from paying attention.

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Sweendogoflove t1_j4yhd94 wrote

Nope. My point is that if you want more people to listen to what you have to say (especially on something important like making people feel welcome in all parts of their country) you should find language that invites people to action instead of language that turns people off. Then they might listen to what you're saying. Or you could just stand your ground, use the same language and reach a smaller audience. Which will get more results?

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listen_youse t1_j5018yr wrote

Could you oblige by translating a bit of that academic jargon into nice plain English that will invite people to action?

I notice that when anyone tries that on threads like this people get "turned off" the same or worse.

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