English, philosophy: “It is what it is,” part 2

Self-tutoring about clichés: the tutor continues with a well-worn one.

I mention “It is what it is” back in my post of July 2, 2020. Therein, I point out how it’s used to dismiss, or cover for, one’s own or someone else’s transgression.

Lately, someone else has also voiced a problem with “It is what it is”: John McWhorter.

McWhorter sees right through “It is what it is,” and finds no place for it in the English language.

Every once in a while someone exposes a glib cliché for what it is.