I saw the term "toxic intersectionality" yesterday and think we should make it a real thing. Intersectionality as a concept isn't inherently toxic. Quite the opposite, it is a very valuable concept to help us understand each other and major issues. The toxic nature comes with how it is misused and abused by a handful of social media influencers and by extension social media in general. That would be like when people play the "the person with the most intersectionality categories is the only one whose opinion/position is valid" or when it is used to decide who has "enough intersectional bona fides" to be in the "in group".
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Rigo Wenning
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in reply to Hank G ☑️ • • •There's already a word for this... it's called "propaganda", which is often disguised as advertising, advice, editorial content, religious dogma, political rhetoric, etc. Its primary purpose is to ~~influence~~ manipulate the thinking and viewpoints of specific groups or individuals. It's been honed to perfection in the last century or so.
Learn to differentiate between harmless bullshit and propaganda; the latter often leads to dangerous things in this world.
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