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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 Jun 2017

      Neil deGrasse Tyson Retweeted Jess

      That’s gangsta. And she’s the right age to be the first to walk on Mars.https://twitter.com/J_Reib/status/873787037962424320 …

      Neil deGrasse Tyson added,

      Jess @J_Reib
      My 5 year old daughter is so excited to share the 1st photo she took through her new telescope. #SheWantsToExploreSpace @NASA @neiltyson pic.twitter.com/hnpSXWpHx7
      201 replies 7,517 retweets 42,257 likes
    2. Squirrel‏ @Squirrel3218 11 Jun 2017
      Replying to @neiltyson

      Please do not use "gangsta" as a compliment. Glorification of "gangsta" culture is detrimental to society.

      38 replies 3 retweets 43 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Squirrel3218

      I track word evolution. Gangsta has emergent meaning in reference to audacity of action, as @Trevornoah invokes the term.

      7:22 AM - 11 Jun 2017
      • 41 Retweets
      • 680 Likes
      • Jack Forschner benji. 🧜‍♀️ Marcos Gallegos Talyrius Joanna I Bradley young jiggy the jacked hippie Ibrahim No.Name_Bandit
      21 replies 41 retweets 680 likes
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        2. Squirrel‏ @Squirrel3218 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          Should we accept word evolution without considering its impact?

          7 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        3. Tim Heckman‏ @theckman 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Squirrel3218 @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          The evolution of the word has changed its impact. It's no different than saying something is "baller".

          2 replies 0 retweets 117 likes
        4. Tim Heckman‏ @theckman 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @theckman @Squirrel3218 and

          You may not agree with its usage, for sure, but the truth is the language will continue to evolve long after you and I are gone.

          2 replies 1 retweet 102 likes
        5. Squirrel‏ @Squirrel3218 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @theckman @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          Language will evolve, but to what end? Do we just let it go, as we have to the point where "liberal" and "conservative" are now insults?

          8 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        6. Tim Heckman‏ @theckman 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Squirrel3218 @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          We are humans. Anything and everything can be an insult. Think about children teasing each other. We should focus on the actual problems.

          1 reply 0 retweets 42 likes
        7. Squirrel‏ @Squirrel3218 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @theckman @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          The way we allow biased rhetoric and trigger words to override reasoned thought is an actual problem.

          4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        8. Tim Heckman‏ @theckman 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Squirrel3218 @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          Indeed. That should be the focus. Those words being used to attack people isn't a word evolution.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        9. Tim Heckman‏ @theckman 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @theckman @Squirrel3218 and

          It's just stupid people being incapable of articulating why they disagree with someone. So instead of using points, they use general terms.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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        2. JaMcK‏ @TwZtdShamRoK 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @Squirrel3218 @Trevornoah

          There is also a thing called context-better yet constitutional rights. He wasn't being offensive AND we have REAL problems to deal with 🤦‍♂️

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Squirrel‏ @Squirrel3218 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @TwZtdShamRoK @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          By constitutional I assume you mean free speech, which I never questioned. We have the right to say things, I advocate thinking about words.

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Dylan Miles‏ @king_of_bob 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Squirrel3218 @TwZtdShamRoK and

          You advocate being a pedant, nothing more.

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. JaMcK‏ @TwZtdShamRoK 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @king_of_bob @Squirrel3218 and

          YES! PEDANT is the word I was seeking! @king_of_bob is right on! Stop pulling ONE word from an ASTROPHYSICIST-Are you an astrophysicist? NO

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Dylan Miles‏ @king_of_bob 12 Jun 2017
          Replying to @TwZtdShamRoK @Squirrel3218 and

          Glad to help. :P

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. End of conversation
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        2. Oldkan  ✍🏻  🇨🇦‏ @OldKanStudios 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @Squirrel3218 @Trevornoah

          How you smack someone down with intelligence

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Squirrel‏ @Squirrel3218 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @OldKanStudios @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          If "smack someone down" is your priority, you're not contributing to reasoned discussion.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Oldkan  ✍🏻  🇨🇦‏ @OldKanStudios 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Squirrel3218 @neiltyson @Trevornoah

          You didn't have a reasoned discussion to begin with, you prioritized a meaningless colloquial phrase to hijack this thread for your agenda

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        5. Oldkan  ✍🏻  🇨🇦‏ @OldKanStudios 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @OldKanStudios @Squirrel3218 and

          How bout focus on how amazing it is for a child that age to take a picture like that instead like a decent human being

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        6. End of conversation
        1. JD Williams‏ @JDWilliamsEnt 12 Jun 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @Squirrel3218 @Trevornoah

          2nd. You DID misuse it there,sir. It was cool,fresh,fly,dope,ill,sweet,chill,banging,and more street pejoratives but NOT gangster.respect.

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        1. Nappinnai Nallan‏ @NappinnaiNC 11 Jun 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @Squirrel3218 @Trevornoah

          I love Trevor(like the way his mom says) doing rap.

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