I thought of another during a conversation tonight:
"The white man."
It's especially irritating when used by pretentious, self-righteous, sanctimonious white people when blaming all the world's problems and sins on everyone who was born without a lot of melanin because they're collectively an evil, robotic monolith. Well, except for themselves and those who agree with them who are automatically absolved of all guilt due to their "socially responsible" socio-political beliefs.
And there's another . . . "socially responsible."
A switch in my brain deactivates my awareness the speaker/writer when it detects the phrase "the white man" or "socially responsible." And for that, I blame the white man.
"The white man."
It's especially irritating when used by pretentious, self-righteous, sanctimonious white people when blaming all the world's problems and sins on everyone who was born without a lot of melanin because they're collectively an evil, robotic monolith. Well, except for themselves and those who agree with them who are automatically absolved of all guilt due to their "socially responsible" socio-political beliefs.
And there's another . . . "socially responsible."
A switch in my brain deactivates my awareness the speaker/writer when it detects the phrase "the white man" or "socially responsible." And for that, I blame the white man.