Quote (blahaj @ Mar 28 2023 03:36pm)
glad to see you are in the same albeit misguided, boat as the other user is in
you tell me more about what i think (while being wrong) than almost any other pard user i encounter. but, ok?
Quote (NetflixAdaptationWidow @ Mar 28 2023 03:37pm)
I don't see this as non organic. It seems to be a pretty natural evolution of language as our understanding of the damage done by non physical means has evolved.
Also I don't think you have an issue with all directed modifications to language. Racial slurs being seen as bad and discouraged from use was far more directed and intentional and I dont think you are going to argue that was a bad thing.
I think you're just being kinda silly trying to impress your preference for how languages should change, and I'm not convinced it's a principled stand against the mechanism.
i dont understand the connection, no one tried to change the definition of the N word, they just asked people rightfully to stop using it out loud directed at black people. which was good. saying the n word was never violence tho, it didnt physically hurt anyone, it was harassment.
in any case i gave examples above of right winged behavior that somewhat fits the bill that im also against, so i dont know what more to do. its hard to give direct counter examples as the rapid redefinition of words lately has been a left winged behavior, not surprising as it's a progressive tactic in and of itself. the more broad practice of shutting down conversation is often attributed to the left, but in reality the right does it all the time too. its just that the left uses redefinition more often, where as the right uses other moral/structural justifications to avoid criticism (religion, denial of historical importance, the constitution, etc).
This post was edited by thesnipa on Mar 28 2023 02:46pm