Sinclair is a cancer on journalismhttps://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1053662120758263808 …
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First, I am sincerely sorry for your diagnosis and wish you the very best. It has touched all of us. But any dictionary also includes: “A practice or phenomenon perceived to be evil or destructive and hard to contain or eradicate”. It’s just English usage
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In the English language dictionary, “gay” is also defined to as a way to demean a bad or awkward person or a practice. Would you also defend its use here on Twitter?
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I’m sorry, but by your understanding, language itself has no meaning. No word is safe from one limited interpretation.
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That’s not an answer to my yes or no question. Do you or do you not the defend the use of the word “gay” as I referenced?
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This has become a meaningless and a foolish conversation, so I’m out. There’s no value to it. Nevertheless, I sincerely wish you well. I understand what you’re going through. Keep well.
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You made the decision to engage me. I was respectful and asked you an honest question. If my question makes suddenly makes the conversation “meaningless and foolish” to you, then by all means, stop responding.
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The point of the engagement Aura, was simply to point out that Mr. Harwood was not being disrespectful, insensitive - or illiterate - in his choice of word. English is referred to as a “living language” because of it’s richness.
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Again, I’ve been respectful and repeatedly asked you one question, which you conveniently refuse to answer. You’ve been condescending to me and keep moving goal posts — and keep pushing me. 10 stars for fucking with a cancer patient on a Sunday. You win. Yay.
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Sorry about your cancer. I say that because cancer is super shitty--I think that's
@JohnJHarwood 's point, but (and sensitively), as a writer what metaphor would you substitute? -
Bad. Dangerous. Threatening. Any word that is literally not a disease that physically affects human beings. We wouldn’t accept “X is AIDS,” because it’s offensive and inaccurate. I reject “X is cancer” on the same grounds.
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Your argument seems to be against metaphors in general. "The boss flooded our emails," contains as a metaphor a type of disaster that kills people. Not saying you're wrong. Not saying you must continue in my pedantic discussion, but interested in your reply if you do
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My argument is against using a disease that is literally killing me as a metaphor for anything else.
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A disease that indicates a corrupting / perverting of one's very own cells to kill from within.
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So. You’re trying to explain cancer to a cancer patient. Please leave me alone now. Thanks.
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Just a point about Harwood's metaphor. Sorry to aggravate
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Ditto. Fellow cancer patient.
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Analogy plays a significant role in problem solving, as well as decision making, argumentation, perception, generalization, memory, creativity, invention, prediction, emotion, explanation, conceptualization and communication.
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