Yeah, that’s funny because I could understand an argument about how you shouldn’t say that, but I’ve never heard someone actually say you shouldn’t say that. And you know I’ve ran in some fairly progressive circles. It’s like what they imagine we would say you can’t say.
They really are. Sometimes, when speaking to people who aren't their subordinates, they get criticized!
Obviously, everyone should be like their direct subordinates, terrified to talk back.