Delve into the realm of sensitivity, a trait often misunderstood and misinterpreted. Explore its cultural significance, its impact on interpersonal relationships, and its role in shaping our perception of the world around us.
Wordle has removed sensitive words like’sensitive’ and ‘insensitive’ from its definition
Removing ribaldry makes language increasingly bland
- ‘Sensitivity’ is one of those words that’s changed its meaning
- It was once used mostly to refer to sore teeth and gums.
- Now, to be sensitive simply signifies you’re politically progressive
- Under the influence of the sensitivity police, Coronation Street has become one long therapy session wherein the formerly feisty female characters inhabit ceaseless hamster wheels of being “in bits, destroyed, and broken”
Since publishers started to employ sensitivity readers, modern books have been free from escapist fun
For critics, these individuals [sensitivity readers] are the latest stage of the culture wars: woke-ifying new books before readers even have the chance to read them. For publishers, they offer a seductively cheap way of reducing the risk of a book or its author being cancelled and the ensuing reputational and profit damage to the firm.
The elevation of sensitivity over all other human emotions makes for a bland culture
Once we were allowed to be cruel to be kind if the situation called for it: yes, your bum does look big in that; no, you shouldn’t waste your time trying to be a writer.”
- Now, if we are not kind to an extreme degree, we will be demonized.
