Labels used to end debate
Labels used to end debate Published: Friday, August 10, 2012, 9:53 am | Author: Interim Staff Print This Article We have a column online entitled “Labels used to shut down debate” that looks at how terms like “racist” and “homophobic” (one might add “sexist”) are used to end debate on contentious issues. Author Pauline Kosalka concludes:Dismissing different points of view, especially holding “traditional” views, is the easy and cowardly way to avoid engaging in a serious debate about morals and ethics, culture and society
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