# Normal is the new abnormal -- forbidden adjectives **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554 "2021-03-09T22:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 261
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554/261 "2021-03-16T12:23:20Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > You appear to be arguing for an affirmative action program where if someone is a member of a historically marginalized group that has been the _target_ of bigotry, we should adopt a patronizing double standard in which we cannot expect their moral standards with respect to other marginalized groups to be quite so robust as _normal_ people. This is a pretty important point to pull out: to the extent–the _only_ extent–that I’ve seen **Demontree** express any concern over racism, it’s in service of a campaign to deprive transgender folks of rights. She’s wielding the concept of racism as a cudgel against people who oppose her political stance on a completely different subject, and co-opting **monstro** and **ywtf** ’s story to support her position. She’s explaining to a person of color why they’re wrong to think this isn’t an example of racism. She’s turned a thread about fucking _shampoo labeling_ into an arena in which to relitigate her anti-transgender views: maybe people don’t oppose her because they’re misogynists, maybe it’s because they’re racist! This cynical approach to conversations around racism is some pretty aggressive nonsense, and it’s a tricky thing to navigate without violating board rules. I’m having to watch what I post pretty carefully on this topic, and it’s in danger of becoming too toxic for me to remain without racking up a warning. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554)._