Writer's Block: Are you incentivized?

[uberreiniger]

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I have a couple. I've spoken of this one before but a big buzzword I don't care for is "privilege". Not because I think it doesn't exist, but because the only people I ever see talking about it are privileged themselves. That is to say, white liberals who usually make more money than I do, (which believe me, isn't hard.) Nowadays the internet is full of privilege martyrs who think they're experts on the subject because they read about it on some other white liberal's blog.  Talking about privilege is one thing. Being talked at about it by someone suffering from liberal guilt is something else entirely. (And I do identify as liberal in case you're wondering.) The same goes for the words "other" and "othering."

Here's another one that irks me. It's on my mind because someone mentioned it on FB tonight and that's "racefail." Again, serious issue but I think the cutesy little made up word trivializes that seriousness. I'm not going to get on anyone's case for using it, but the term makes me uncomfortable.

Comments

[punkyami-chan.livejournal.com]

My word is "irregardless" People use it as if it were actually a common English word and it's not. I don't know who first started using it but I'd like to crack them over the head.

[anarchicq.livejournal.com]

Mine is misogyny. Fandom sees misogyny fucking EVERYWHERE!

Some girls LIKE to be slapped around and dominated, or stay home and raise kids, or wear sexy shoes, ok?

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Another pet one of mine is "tone argument" but that one would take a whole entry in and of itself.

[redstar826.livejournal.com]

usage of all of the "____fails" should be banned from the internet.

[ravenbrenna.livejournal.com]

Excuse my ignorance but what is racefail?

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Generally speaking it seems to be when someone does something that is not intentionally racist but still racially insensitive, then refuses to acknowledge it as such.

[ravenbrenna.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhh.