• superniceperson@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    It’s not semantics to be against incorrectly used, inclusive language when it includes two groups that couldnt have less to do with each other.

    It’s like saying “humans sexually assault dogs.” And being mad when someone points out that humans dont generally do that, just creepy zoophiles.

    Correcting language is the first step to correcting ideas, and thats the first step to fixing undeveloped countries like the us.

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      7 months ago

      That is semantics friend. You’re describing semantics. We disagree on the meaning of a word, because colloquially it means one thing while it means something else in other definitions.

      Also your analogy is bad. You’re describing a generalization or the formation of a stereotype.

      Correcting language IS NOT how you correct ideas. You correct ideas by making people experience a difference in emotion.

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          7 months ago

          Care to expand? Maybe read Rules For Radicals and you can tell me why I’m wrong.

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            7 months ago

            American usage/understanding of “liberal” as leftist in any meaningful way is not colloquial, it is a misapprehension deliberately encouraged by our government to give the false impression of political diversity

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              7 months ago

              As I said before, semantics. I’m on your side. I agree that the Dems are hardly any better than the GOP. The 2 party system is trash, and we need actual progress instead of folks just keeping things the way they are.