No it's the mean words

I woke up with mold growing in my hair because of this comment

He's the husband of the vice president, that makes him the second gentleman. If she becomes president, then he would be the first gentleman.

ITT: people missing the point

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

They wrote mean words on one jar of rice, nice words on the other, and the one with mean words grew mold, illustrating that you should choose your words carefully. That was their intention at least.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshift#Blueshift

Essentially yes