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KODeKarnage on Feb 5, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral

> Redemption is to just try not to be a jerk.

Motte and Bailey.

Telling people you aren't a racist and didn't mean the thing they consider to be racist in a racist way is in no way denying the other party's feelings are valid.

jayd16 on Feb 7, 2020 [–]

It is because that is not relevant. If you step on a foot, you apologize. You do not start talking about how you aren't a foot-stepper.

edjrage on Feb 8, 2020 | [–]

It's more like I stepped on your foot's shadow and you call me a foot-stepper.

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