"tone police" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2017, Fobazi M. Ettarh, “Equality is not Pie; Libraries and the Insidiousness of Subtle Racism”, in fobaziettarh.com:",
          "text": "Many white women will tone police, dominate conversation, and then when challenged follow the following playbook[…]",
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        "To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc."
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        [
          "tone",
          "tone"
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        [
          "debate",
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        "(slang, derogatory) To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc."
      ],
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          "word": "tone policing"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "to complain about the tone of discussion participants",
          "word": "トーン・ポリース"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "tone police"
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        "To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc."
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          "tone",
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        "(slang, derogatory) To complain about the tone of one or more participants in a debate or discussion, especially one perceived as heated, disrespectful, etc."
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      "sense": "to complain about the tone of discussion participants",
      "word": "トーン・ポリース"
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