Because, as we all know social change a progress begins with ‘it would be nice, but I don’t expect change’. Look- not saying this canon jonhlock is the same as ‘real’ social progress, but the ‘just being realistic’ is toxic, and is seen many other places, and I think is what people are reacting to

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I can understand that.  They can indeed be deadly words.

I refer you back to this post, where I addressed that issue somewhat.  

In summary, there are two kinds of ‘being realistic.’  There’s the fatalistic kind where you use it as an excuse not to do something.  And then there’s the mad-as-hell kind where you use it as the starting point to go out and change what you don’t like.

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