The Miscalculation of Language Policing

One thing feminists often come under fire for is their supposed practice of language policing. You probably know what I mean. Things like "trigger warnings" and "free speech" and "censorship" get thrown around a lot when the topic is brought up. To be clear, many feminists are against this and do believe that people have the right to say things. But slowly we've kinda backed off from allowing freeze peach (say it out loud) have its own nation sans frontières because of how badly this privilege has been abused; far beyond flexibility in fact. 

So let's talk about language policing for a moment. Its origin comes from feminists wanting to change gender specific terms like calling a woman a female firefighter and instead of firewoman or simply firefighter. Now it's getting to a point where people associate the term with censorship. And to be fully honest this situation is getting ridiculous. So now I wanna take the time to destruct all the stigma that has arisen. 

The first thing I'll touch upon is trigger warnings, and why they're a thing. A trigger warning is not just simply wetting your nappy over being called a noob. No, it's more complicated than that. Trigger warnings are to accommodate for people who have either neurological issues like PTSD so they know what they're getting into. If you're being asked for trigger warnings, it'd be the best to issue them. The real irony here is how offended people get over this whole trigger warning fiasco wouldn't you say? 

The other thing worth noting is entitled white men thinking they have the right to say whatever they want because "muh first amendment rights". Let me tell you something about your first amendment rights, because apparently a British woman who hasn't even lived here long enough to be a citizen understands the US Constitution more than actual American nationals. Your first amendment rights specifically detail that no government institution reserves the authority to eliminate or control the thought processes and profession of ideologies and personal choice of words. This means you can't be arrested because you think trees are ugly. It does not mean you're free to run around saying "gas the Jews" or "all blacks leave Dixieland" or "kill the gays". Which brings me to my biggest example. One thing I've seen get thrown around is a white person's "right" to say the word "nigga", mostly when singing along with rap music. Yeah um, two words. HISTORICAL CONTEXT. A word that was used by white people to demean black people isn't typically something you'd wanna have a right to say unless you're a complete dick. Now sure it's all a matter of perspective, but I wouldn't necessarily be ok with some guy who runs up to me and constantly says things like cunt or bitch all the time like he owns the place. 

Language control, which is its working term, is not a bad thing. It simply means to watch your language when your words would otherwise be inappropriate. Just because you can say something, doesn't mean you should. And that's a very important thing to go home with. It's not a tragic nightmare when you can't say shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker and tits at a wine ceremony. And instead of complaining about people getting "triggered", step back and bit and watch your mouth.