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1. joseph+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-02-19 04:30:25
"[first thing] does bother some people, [second thing] only bothers people if they [condition]."

That phrasing (in particular "does" vs. "only") makes it sound like being bothered by the first thing is inherently justified but being bothered by the second thing isn't. And why do you specify the condition that will cause the second thing to bother the people but leave it ambiguous for the first thing?

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2. bee_ri+M3[view] [source] 2023-02-19 05:05:23
>>joseph+(OP)
That the former is unconditional while the latter is conditional is simply an accurate description of the situation.

I don’t think describing the conditional thing as conditional implies any judgement.

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3. flippi+f9i[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-02-24 13:20:13
>>bee_ri+M3
"Woman" does bother some people because they have always used the word that way whereas "female" only bothers people who are hell bent on changing language.

Fixed it for you.

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