Eugine_Nier comments on White Lies - Less Wrong

38 Post author: ChrisHallquist 08 February 2014 01:20AM

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 11 February 2014 03:37:52AM *  -2 points [-]

On the other hand, if your horrible racist aunt asks you if she's racist

The problem with that example is that "racist" as commonly used has several very different meanings and political forces that intentionally try to confuse them.