Does anyone else get a bad feeling when people use certain language? "'IDPA is committed to maintaining a fair, competitive, and inclusive environment for all shooters,' said IDPA President Joyce Wilson." (Not disagreeing with the core of the article, also might turn your script blockers on) - Kotaku In Action 2

Does anyone else get a bad feeling when people use certain language? "'IDPA is committed to maintaining a fair, competitive, and inclusive environment for all shooters,' said IDPA President Joyce Wilson." (Not disagreeing with the core of the article, also might turn your script blockers on) (www.idpa.com)

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– TheAnon 15 points 287 days ago +15 / -0

Yes. Certain words and phrases are shibboleths meant to signal that the speaker has specific values and/or belongs to a group without openly saying it. It's coded language meant to go over the heads of most of the audience and signal only to the intended target.