There seems a sense amongst many activists that language is magical -- change a label and poof you change the thing.
-
Show this thread
-
But hard interpretation of sapir-whorf is almost certainly wrong. Description, not prescription. Doesn't matter *that* much what you call it
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Aside from social context. But you don't remove homophobia but changing around the labels
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Like, "faggot" wasn't offensive bc of the word, but bc of the intent. Reclaiming is good, but isn't really changing substance.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @Mythos_Media
Congrats on uncovering the fundamental memetic / genetic split which defines the contemporary left / right dichotomy
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @djinnius
Heh, yeah. Though 'the Right' is terrible on this too, just for different reasons.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
"the left can't meme" is an existential threat. So, too, is ""it's ok to be white" is hate speech". Interesting times we're living in.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.