Honest question: how exactly is just using the name of a group of people (marginalised or not), without any epithets or modifiers, disrespectful or offensive? (“because some members of that group have said so” isn't valid).
@tripu I would think that ‘because members of that group have said so’ is a perfectly valid reason.
@avarowell @tripu Is it, though?
To take an extreme example, one will sometimes encounter people who are gay/lesbian people who insist "homosexuality is a choice". Do we immediately accept that as the collective opinion of all gay/lesbian people, or do we ask if it's representative of the majority?
