【词汇大师】人们为什么越来越“敏感”？（2/2）

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在经历了无数的事件和运动之后，人们说话也越来越小心，sensitivities一词变得很常见，听听词汇大师的说法吧。
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本篇对话中，主持人的对话不需要听写，只需听写嘉宾的话
主持人对话①"You know, it's funny, when you think about it, if you describe someone these days as 'sensitive'
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戳节目订阅，掌握节目最新动态。"Well, I mean on the one hand, as I say, that there's been a reaction against sensitivity -- then some people pronounce it with a shudder: 'Oh, let's worry about being "sensitive."' And that gives them almost a political pretext for continuing the behavior that the stress on sensitivity was supposed to address.
"And, on the other hand, an appeal to sensitivity can replace reasoned argument. But in this case those sensitivities may have any number of bases. They may be genuine, rational; they may also conceal attitudes that are ignorant or racist or bigoted or unfeeling.
"Often appeals to sensitivity on one side involve people who want to offend the sensitivity of people on the other side. So it can become a way of avoiding a serious discussion of the issues. It can become a way of closing off the discussion."