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This is from the ‘be kind’ crowd. Of course

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The 90-year-old issue is low-hanging fruit.

There are many reasons a non-profit might decide it’s time to ease such a volunteer out the door; at 90 we tend not to GAF at all anymore about how other people feel about what we say, we just let it all out, previously-unspoken prejudices and opinions and all, and we’re done changing who we are.

If they won’t go willingly, you have to force them. And if you’re an ED or PR person looking out for your organization’s image and funding stream, you’ll choose the best excuse you can come up with that leaves your hands looking clean in the eyes of your tribe. Yes, you’ll even lie. As a person who has reached your level you’re experienced at that by this point.

Remember how skeptical we are about news articles that make our viewpoints look bad? Well, we should always be that skeptical, about all news stories, no matter how they make our viewpoints look.

I bet you any amount you like that the pronoun thing is just the tip of the iceberg, just the excuse, and as likely to be false as it is true.

Of course, they didn't see this backlash coming, because they live in a different world than we do. Not the least bit surprising.

So, sure, let's get all the mileage we can out of this. But let's also be honest - in reality, it almost certainly is a nothingburger.

No, I'm not just being cynical. I'm telling you all how people in lefty management actually think and act, because I've been there in a number of different nonprofits, and seen it.

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