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subtoot, personal observations about anger in discussions and tone policing 

in *any* discussion about minority rights, whoever's from the group we're currently talking about will probably come across as incredibly angry because;

* that point they'll be talking about very real threats to their survival and comfort

* they are probably not someone used to airing their complaints, let alone carefully; this stuff doesn't affect just eloquent, nuanced speakers, but *normal people*

* on the flip side, if you're not used to hearing it, by definition it's going to sound way angrier than what you're used to

Understandable but probably not helpful reactions include;

* asking them to tone it down (no matter what context, this is unlikely to convince anyone to be less angry)

* getting the hell away from the angry person since your subconscious is telling you that you might make a great target (the worst case scenario is actually they're a police plant trying to get you to break something)

* trying to troubleshoot, and interjecting with your personal experience

* related, if you are *any other marginalized group*, you will likely be pissed off that your compatriot is seriously aggrieved about what's being done to their group and does not acknowledge yours might have had some stuff. Leave it. There'll be another better time to address that one.

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