Therein lies the problem. Framing reality/truth as a set of beliefs “gender critical beliefs” legitimises transgender ideology. All of this gobbledegook deriving from the extremities of post-modernist theory needs to be debunked and excised from institutional guidance. It is like a cancer through our society and we cannot just live with it because it will eat us.
"the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticise something in a humorous way"
What a bunch of idiots! I hope people are not having to deal with that kind of stupidity for much longer, but there's a lot of it about.
Therein lies the problem. Framing reality/truth as a set of beliefs “gender critical beliefs” legitimises transgender ideology. All of this gobbledegook deriving from the extremities of post-modernist theory needs to be debunked and excised from institutional guidance. It is like a cancer through our society and we cannot just live with it because it will eat us.
When did sarcasm become worthy of censure?
That struck me too!
The HCPC Social Media Standards state "Be polite and
respectful" - nothing about "sarcasm":
https://www.hcpc-uk.org/globalassets/resources/guidance/guidance-on-social-media.pdf
The Cambridge Dictionary defines sarcasm as:
"the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticise something in a humorous way"
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sarcasm
Britannica Dictionary definition of SARCASM
"the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny"
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/sarcasm
The Free Dictionary - sarcasm
1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to express contempt or ridicule.
2. A form of wit characterized by the use of such remarks:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/sarcasm
Presuming "humour" is not also subject to censure, perhaps the HCPC should advise using emoticons to signal intent? 😵💫
"Sarcasm in Written Communication: Emoticons are Efficient Markers of Intention"
https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/21/2/105/4065362