Of course "fault" doesn't matter. But I'm tired of arguments like "if you say [X], you'll just put people on the defensive". The person getting defensive bears at least as much responsibility for their own behavior. Maybe more.
This is why I'm not advocating that you stop calling people on this stuff. I don't know of a way of bringing issues like racism up without putting people on the defensive.
On the other hand, if I did know of a way of doing it, I think that's the approach I'd take. In the mean time, the question is still floating out there: is there any way of doing it? (I'm not expecting anyone to have an answer.)
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Re: heat and light
Date: 2009-07-23 06:31 pm (UTC)This is why I'm not advocating that you stop calling people on this stuff. I don't know of a way of bringing issues like racism up without putting people on the defensive.
On the other hand, if I did know of a way of doing it, I think that's the approach I'd take. In the mean time, the question is still floating out there: is there any way of doing it? (I'm not expecting anyone to have an answer.)