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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent from a foreign background, this article resonated with me. I feel lost here and feel like I no longer fit in.

https://www.slowboring.com/p/who-is-included-by-inclusive-language[/quote]

You have a "foreign background" and feel foreign. Is that unusual?[/quote]

I am a well-educated American who attended an elite prep school, college and professional school and I also find it way OTT. People are being taught to substitute emotion for critical thinking, that’s the bottom line. WAY too much coddling and overprotection of potential hurt feelings and a willingness, a conviction even, that what was once a marketplace of ideas and multiplicity of viewpoints needs to be curated and used as a platform for advocacy—silencing “undesirables” with coercion instead of civil discourse. It’s happening at all levels of academic, from elite prep schools though college and in academic publishing too.[/quote]

No one is “silenced” but people don’t have to give a platform to racists, misogynists, liars, traitors, enemies of the state, etc. [/quote]

Sadly, there is no distinction between someone’s opinion of what is unreasoned racism or misogyny and what actually is. If a scholar is credentialed, vetted and peer reviewed, and they have actual reasoning and not just prejudice, they should be able to publish their unpopular opinion without being boxed out by entitled independently wealthy liberal arts grads in their 20s and 30s who think that they have the right to control the “platform” and be arbiters of our culture. It’s plain wrong.[/quote]

I generally agree that people are afraid to deviate from the prevailing view in their field - conservatives too, like the politicians who pretend that climate change isn't real even though they clearly know it is - but in academia the prevailing view is usually progressive and it's true that many academics self-censor to avoid criticism.

However, it's nothing new that people avoid publishing controversial opinions to stay in good with the establishment.  Some people are willing to risk it, some aren't.  And I think people hugely overstate the consequences of getting "boxed out" as you put it - "canceled" people generally find places for themselves in more conservative institutions, or just lay low for a bit and go back to their jobs, or at worst, become a Fox News cancel culture commentator.  No one is getting thrown in jail for criticizing modern ideas about race and gender - in fact it's a solid career path for many[/quote]

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