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 "... you're serious."
 
-"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. 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."
+"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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