INCLUSIVE-LANGUAGE5 MIN READ
Responding To "That's Too PC"
Respond to pushback against inclusive language without moralizing or conceding the standard.
Rae R Sales VP 1 Acknowledge 2 Anchor 3 Show Deck review Rae says, "This inclusive language stuff is too PC. Customers know what we mean." You need to keep the edit without turning the review into a values debate. Audience, risk, clarity Acknowledge the concern, anchor in business outcomes, and show the concrete wording improvement. Moralize or fold Both lose trust Resistance needs a practical bridge. Rae: "This is too PC."
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