And I'm not even talking in the classical sense. These modern leftists aren't even "liberals" in the American sense. If you went back in time to New Deal Democrats, they believed in free speech, they believed in the greatness of western civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition. These folks believe in few or none of those things.
Two years ago, an undergrad unleashed this "language as violence" sophistry on me and, I'll admit, I was blindsided. I hadn't heard of this before. I quickly ascertained what it was all about: if they can label certain language as "violence," they can start to ban it. A devious way of shutting up those with whom you disagree. BLM is now trying to create "systemic" censorship in this manner.
Censoring speech isn't a positive, equitable goal. Letting more violent criminals out of prison or helping criminals escape arrest and prosecution isn't positive goal. Further entrenching systemic government-sponsored racial discrimination in admissions and hiring isn't a positive goal.