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posted by martyb on Monday September 09 2019, @02:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the *my*-PC-runs-Linux dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refers to immigrant detention centers as "concentration camps," or President Trump calls immigrants "illegals," they may take some heat for being politically incorrect. But using politically incorrect speech brings some benefits: It's a powerful way to appear authentic.

Researchers at Berkeley Haas [School of Business] found that replacing even a single politically correct word or phrase with a politically incorrect one—"illegal" versus "undocumented" immigrants, for example—makes people view a speaker as more authentic and less likely to be swayed by others.

"The cost of political incorrectness is that the speaker seems less warm, but they also appear less strategic and more 'real,'" says Asst. Prof. Juliana Schroeder, co-author of the paper, which includes nine experiments with almost 5,000 people and is forthcoming in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. "The result may be that people may feel less hesitant in following politically incorrect leaders because they appear more committed to their beliefs."

Although politically correct speech is more often defended by liberals and derided by conservatives, the researchers also found there's nothing inherently partisan about the concept. In fact, conservatives are just as likely to be offended by politically incorrect speech when it's used to describe groups they care about, such as evangelicals or poor whites.

"Political incorrectness is frequently applied toward groups that liberals tend to feel more sympathy towards, such as immigrants or LGBTQ individuals, so liberals tend to view it negatively and conservatives tend to think it's authentic," says Berkeley Haas Ph.D. candidate Michael Rosenblum, the lead author of the paper (the third co-author is Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School). "But we found that the opposite can be true when such language is applied to groups that conservatives feel sympathy for—like using words such as 'bible thumper' or 'redneck'."

[...]Although President Trump's wildly politically incorrect statements seem to make him more popular in certain circles, copycat politicians should take heed. The researchers found that politically incorrect statements make a person appear significantly colder, and because they appear more convinced of their beliefs, they may also appear less willing to engage in crucial political dialogue.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by c0lo on Monday September 09 2019, @04:19AM (15 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday September 09 2019, @04:19AM (#891539) Journal

    Changing what you call something doesn't change what it actually is, it just makes you sound like you're willfully avoiding the truth and you think we're stupid enough to buy it.

    Meh, a cultural weakness.
    You** aren't well prepared to listen, 'cause see, listening takes time. And you don't have time, you need to chase your millions and escape your embarrassment. (grin)

    ---

    This is the "impersonal you" as in "you, the Americans".
    TMB seems to be a notable exception to the "American dreamer" pattern, in particular he seems to be content with what he already has and to just go fishing. But he isn't prepared to listen either, 'cause:
    1. he believes he knows better ...
    2. ...listening takes time and this time is just wasted fishing time.

    (large grin)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 09 2019, @08:08AM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 09 2019, @08:08AM (#891582)

    TMB is a Chickasaw. Can't argue with them. Chicksaws, that is.

    • (Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 09 2019, @10:22AM (6 children)

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday September 09 2019, @10:22AM (#891614) Homepage Journal

      Sure you can, you just can't win.

      --
      My rights don't end where your fear begins.
      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday September 10 2019, @12:54AM (4 children)

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 10 2019, @12:54AM (#891965) Journal

        Unless the Chickasaw you are arguing is a woman, there's no point to argue with in the first place (their heredity rights are matrilineal).

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        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
        • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 10 2019, @01:30AM (3 children)

          by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday September 10 2019, @01:30AM (#891989) Homepage Journal

          You can't win an argument with any woman though, so that's redundant.

          --
          My rights don't end where your fear begins.
          • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:00AM (2 children)

            by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:00AM (#892002) Journal

            You can't win an argument with any woman though

            True.

            ... so that's redundant.

            Far from it.
            The conclusion is: it's pointless to argue with TMB.
            1. Would he be a woman, it is pointless to argue because you aren't gonna ever be winning an argument with a women.
            2. Since TMB is a Chickasaw man, it is pointless to argue with him again, because in Chickasaw culture - bottom line - only the women have the power.

            PS: you should realize by now I'm not arguing with you (why! this would be absolutely pointless!), just informing you about the absolute reality [soylentnews.org] of your culture [soylentnews.org] (large grin)

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            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
            • (Score: 4, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:16AM (1 child)

              by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:16AM (#892011) Homepage Journal

              My culture's what I say it is, same as everyone else's. I ain't putting on a loincloth and dancing around with feathers on just cause you palefaces think I oughta cause we did many long times ago. I might, mind you, but I'd be doing it for a laugh rather than taking myself seriously.

              --
              My rights don't end where your fear begins.
              • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:27AM

                by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:27AM (#892018) Journal

                I might, mind you, but I'd be doing it for a laugh rather than taking myself seriously.

                I'm glad you didn't lose the ability to not take it yourself seriously.
                Now, if you just could exercise it more (like... all the time, in fact)... you'd be no different in this regards from any of us, the Soylenters. (large grin)

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                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
      • (Score: 2) by Reziac on Tuesday September 10 2019, @05:35AM

        by Reziac (2489) on Tuesday September 10 2019, @05:35AM (#892086) Homepage

        Initially misread that as "TMB is a chainsaw". Didn't change the meaning one whit. :D

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        And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 09 2019, @10:28AM (6 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday September 09 2019, @10:28AM (#891615) Homepage Journal

    Being able to tell the difference between the truth and someone pandering for votes is a cultural weakness? Well, yes, I suppose it would be if you're looking for a society with a ruling political class that doesn't like being questioned. We see it as a societal benefit though since that is not generally our goal.

    --
    My rights don't end where your fear begins.
    • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday September 09 2019, @05:49PM

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday September 09 2019, @05:49PM (#891766) Journal

      Being able to tell the difference between the truth and someone pandering for votes is a cultural weakness?

      That cuts both ways, though. Trump panders for the racist vote all the time.

    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday September 09 2019, @09:22PM (4 children)

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday September 09 2019, @09:22PM (#891873) Journal

      Being able to tell the difference between the truth and someone pandering for votes is a cultural weakness?

      Being able to tell your truth? Yes, that's appreciated as your contribution on S/N.
      Pretending you are able to tell The Truth? You are delusional.

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      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
      • (Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 09 2019, @09:51PM (3 children)

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday September 09 2019, @09:51PM (#891885) Homepage Journal

        Oh my silly postmodernist, there are absolute truths out there that will one day bite you squarely in the ass if you ignore or deny them.

        --
        My rights don't end where your fear begins.
        • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday September 09 2019, @10:26PM (2 children)

          by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday September 09 2019, @10:26PM (#891913) Journal

          there are absolute truths out there that will one day bite you squarely in the ass if you ignore or deny them.

          I don't ignore or deny the existence of reality, I'm just sure that you are not able to perceive it as it is, much less to express it in writing.
          (as it might be the collateral damage caused to you by the use of Perl in the service of S/N, I get to appreciate your sacrifice; but I can't ignore it - large grin)

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          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
          • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 10 2019, @01:34AM (1 child)

            by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday September 10 2019, @01:34AM (#891992) Homepage Journal

            There probably is something to be said about my mental state in relation to perl coding. I mean, if you can read most anything written by people who were undoubtedly on lots of drugs and in a language whose unofficial motto is "there's always another way to do it" then you've probably got way too much going on in the way of apprehension to be tolerated by folks who rely on the cartoon ostrich method of dealing with life.

            --
            My rights don't end where your fear begins.
            • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:12AM

              by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 10 2019, @02:12AM (#892008) Journal

              Yes, TMB, I can understand* why you are the way you are. I'm even able to empathize** with you, within reasonable*** limits.

              Mind you, the absolute reality of about the above: it simply doesn't mean that I have to accept it anytime, and even less every-time.

              (grin)

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              * as in the rational type of understanding...
              ** ... and that's the emotional type of understanding, the "I feel for you" kind
              *** reasonable - as in "pertaining to reason"

              (large grin)

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              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford