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Was a thread taken down that inspired this thread? I didnt see any anon posters today iirc.

I think discussion has the potential to help others. I've seen a lot of good threads on here that were awesome and informative and gave me insight into others see things. I've also seen some that aren't like these in the least, or at least a lot of the posts aren't. Discussing intersectionality is one of my favorite things to do, and is often talked about on CD. Reading through and replying to these threads helps me figure out how to talk to others best about inclusiveness in the like in ways they will understand.

The thing with hot and touchy subjects is... They're hot and touchy. These discussions can still be good as long as there are no personal attacks (or any other generally terrible things) and it doesn't get too intertwined with unmoving personal beliefs (a well-known one being polical affiliation). I assume the thread taken down today, if any, had something akin to this in it. Although people do say some unsavory things sometimes, like a previous poster noted, sometimes people forget whom they are talking to may be in a rough spot. I know I've done it before. Asking people to elaborate on hazy ideas is also a good way to make sure the poster doesn't accidentally dig themselves in a huge hole for the sake of not using the right words.

(Discussing discussions. So meta.)