⟳ Репост от Ankle Moss (they/them)
"emotional labor" is particularly annoying because it has a specific, useful meaning that got swamped. an air stewardess smiling through a drunk passenger is emotional labor, going to your friend's birthday party isn't
Katherine Alejandra Cross"Hasbara" is one of those terms that a minimally-informed person learns and then overuses to sound clever. In this case, it develops prejudicial overtones. It belongs on the top shelf, out of reach, along with similar 'intellect-in-a-can' terms like "manufacturing consent" and "emotional labour."