Can someone please steelman the argument that language can be harmful, because I just don’t get it.
There’s physical and psychological harm, clearly it’s not physical so it’s saying that people are being harmed in a psychological way from a certain type of language.
Ok, so are they developing disorders, or what kind of harm are we talking about? My understanding is that we’re talking about language that causes offense, discomfort, things of that nature.
So if you’re going to pursue this line of thought, where do you draw the line? Whose discomfort do you take into account, what offense is enough?
There’s physical and psychological harm, clearly it’s not physical so it’s saying that people are being harmed in a psychological way from a certain type of language.
Ok, so are they developing disorders, or what kind of harm are we talking about? My understanding is that we’re talking about language that causes offense, discomfort, things of that nature.
So if you’re going to pursue this line of thought, where do you draw the line? Whose discomfort do you take into account, what offense is enough?