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		rippercushions on Dec 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initi... Clearly a reference to "white savior" Robinson Crusoe's manservant Friday, a highly offensive stereotype of a subservient BIPOC.

JakeAl on Dec 20, 2022 [–]

Know your hierarchy of oppression. That's sexist. Clearly it would be code for His Girl Friday.

denton-scratch on Dec 20, 2022 | [–]

"Girl"? Seriously? Infantilising women is sexist.

mc32 on Dec 20, 2022 | | [–]

It’s a reference to an old movie.

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