General Discussion

To those not heavily invested in social justice movements. For instance, the assertion that racism is only systemic and therefore PiC can't be racists, only bigots. That's dumb. It needlessly complicates what should be fairly simple. More importantly, my Uncle Jimmy is not the most sophisticated of thinkers, nor does he have much notice to think to deeply about definitions of words he already believes he knows the definitions to. At the end of the day, that's all we're trying to do: explain shit to our accidentally-racist uncles and out kind-but-ignorant coworkers.

Privilege, for instance, implies that white people get something special. That's because white people DON'T get anything special for being white. Not being targeted by a corrupt legal system or a racist housing policy isn't a bonus. It's the bare minimum we should expect for all people.

Another social justice phrase that does more harm than good: microaggression. Nobody wants to hear about how they're being aggressive, even accidentally. Call it micro-messaging, though, and you can have a much better dialogue.