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 "Can we do Italian? I love Italian food."
 
-"So, say, lasagna?"
+"So, say, lasagna from Vinnie's?"
 
 "Sure!"
 
-"Great. But let's make sure to say the specific dish name, _lasagna_; don't say 'Italian food'."
+"Great. But make sure to say the specific dish name, _lasagna_; don't say 'Italian food'."
 
 "Why?"
 
+"Not all Italian people like lasagna, and not all lasagna-lovers are Italian. There's no reason to bolster stereotypes when you can just say the specific dish name."
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+"... you're serious."
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+"I'm not saying you did anything _wrong_ by saying 'Italian food'; I understand that there are cultural and historical reasons that people tend to habitually associate foods with countries. You didn't take the extra time to think it through, and that's OK."
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+"Thanks, but—"
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+"However, now that I've done the interpretive labor of pointing out that it's unnecessary, you have no good reasons to _persist_ in saying 'Italian food' in this context, given the externality it imposes."
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+"It looks like you're taking pains to distinguish yourself from 'social-justice warriors' who take the same position as you but are more punitive in their methods of securing compliance in others, without considering the possibility that I might _actually_ disagree. Externality? In principle, I suppose—but I have trouble believing anyone is _really_ hurt by my saying 'Italian food'."
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+"What does it cost you to just say the dish name?"
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+"Just a minute ago when you asked what we should eat, I suggested 'Italian' as a general food category, _before_ you narrowed it down to lasagna in particular."
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