According to Melissa Harris-Perry, an MSNBC host, we have to be "super careful" about the term "hard worker." Apparently we have a new term to add to the growing list of trigger warnings. What could be wrong with the term "hard worker," you might ask? It seems it could be deemed racist or demeaning to underprivileged members of society. You can see this rant here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKdtA...

There is so much that is disgusting about this rant that it is hard to know where to begin. It could be taken merely as an attempt to undercut the interviewee's (Alfonso Aguilar) praise of Paul Ryan, but it could cut deeper whether done intentionally or not. Is she trying to control others' thinking by controlling language?

Perhaps she is trying to undermine the value of hard work, itself. How are Objectivists - who hold the virtue of productiveness in high esteem - to view that?

How could one counter a comment like that if you came across it in a conversation with a liberal?