It really bugs me that “divisive” is used as the bad word. There are so many reasons for something to be “divisive”.
It’s like saying “don’t make people angry” but treating “punched someone in the face” and “a man held hands with his husband” as the same. They both made someone angry so they’re both bad!!
If people are divided on a topic you should figure out why, what’s true and what’s false and in between, and resolve it. Don’t just sweep it under the rug as a thing you’re not allowed to talk about.
It really bugs me that “divisive” is used as the bad word. There are so many reasons for something to be “divisive”.
It’s like saying “don’t make people angry” but treating “punched someone in the face” and “a man held hands with his husband” as the same. They both made someone angry so they’re both bad!!
If people are divided on a topic you should figure out why, what’s true and what’s false and in between, and resolve it. Don’t just sweep it under the rug as a thing you’re not allowed to talk about.
It’s because “divisive” sounds better than any of “diverse,” “equitable,” or “inclusive.”