I see where you're coming from and I have personally seen how social conformity around these issues can lead to an unexamined parroting of them. I just disagree that it's always bad. I do think public universities have to uphold a more professional and sensitive standard than private universities or other entities because they ultimately answer to the populace. Same thing with Trump, I think it's especially inexcusable for him because he is running for public office.

The problem is that I've also seen, and demonstrated in the Trump example, how unexamined parroting of this rejection is bad as well. I have family members I would consider to be racist and sexist who buy into this rhetoric because it makes them feel good about not reconsidering their own actions. It's really easy to say you are justified in your harmful opinions and actions because sometimes being sensitive is bad. So the weak minded you speak of are everywhere, it's a problem of human psychology. I have no answer for it.

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