Aella on Twitter: "@ACCapitalist I don't know what's best. I view word shift as a reflection of changing attitudes, and the changing attitudes are what are the issue, not the word shifts themselves. I'm not sure what you mean by the second tweet" / Twitter

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Oct 29, 2019

There's movement of connotation in language - if you spit with the word 'fag' often enough, it starts to become a slur; if the word 'retard' is mostly used in jokes, then it becomes offensive. Prostitute seems not immune to this effect.

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@Aella_Girl

I don't know what's best. I view word shift as a reflection of changing attitudes, and the changing attitudes are what are the issue, not the word shifts themselves. I'm not sure what you mean by the second tweet

3:52 AM · Oct 29, 2019

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