Have you ever wished you could take back something you said? Our words can have unexpected consequences, especially with AI technologies capturing video, audio, and transcriptions, along with the influence of news cycles and social media. A casual comment can quickly escalate.
The repercussions of casual remarks can vary from 1) a person might misinterpret and negatively amplify your words, 2) another person could be peripherally motivated to harm the recipient or those representative of your remark, to 3) still another person may exacerbate the negativity resulting in collateral damage, such as harming their version of the recipient in their location. Each scenario can have significant, unintended, and long-lasting effects.
While some may find amusement in these words, it can be easy to ignore the impact on others. More importantly, what damage do these remarks cause in the days and weeks that follow?
Influential figures must be aware of the weight of their words. The aim of social justice is to foster an understanding of our society, and its history of historical harm to underrepresented groups, and put it all........