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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 3 Feb 2016

    Will Harvard capitulate to the latest campus silliness & abolish the term "master"?https://shar.es/14aofE 

    12:46 PM - 3 Feb 2016
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      1. (((Blue Bear)))‏ @bluebearsoup 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker The term "abolish" is deeply insulting to those of us with dual Aborigine and Polish heritage.

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      1. Lex Corvus ♔‏ @LexCorvus 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker If it does, I nominate "Supreme Overlord" as its replacement. "Leverett House Supreme Overlord" has a nice ring to it.

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      2. Good Life Decoder‏ @GoodLifeDecoder 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Well,if they wanna play the sensitivity game,I'd say that some German students might not be enthusiastic about the term "leader"

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      3. Good Life Decoder‏ @GoodLifeDecoder 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker This idea that words mean whatever anyone can possibly project unto them is ridiculous. Context&intentions matter.

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      1. Tim Murray  🆒‏ @tyarrum77 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker let's just ban every word and walk around in silence. Then watch as silence becomes too triggering.

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      1. Mark Larsen‏ @yanquetino 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Cheeses Crust! Wait 'til christian evangelicals hear it would censure the title of their... "Lord and Master." @VegasJessie

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      1. Splog‏ @MisterSplog 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker will the same people avoid accepting a masters degree?

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      1. Gareth O'Brien‏ @technerdian 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @CHSommers Students acting like 3 y/os should be treated age-appropriately: Don't address demand while they're throwing a tantrum!

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      1. kevin chambers‏ @kevchambers 5 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker what a waste of time this whole renaming effort is. For the sake of the students the college needs to stand firm.

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      1. That Other Boi‏ @ThatOtherBoi 4 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @JohnHMcWhorter makes a good point about why the term should gohttp://time.com/4133650/harvard-master/?xid=tcoshare …

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      1. Steen Andersen‏ @steenguitar 4 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Anyone have the heart to tell 'the little ones', all music digitally transmitted, is Mastered! Most of it specifically for Itunes!

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      1. Steen Andersen‏ @steenguitar 4 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker I'm sure they will cease any attempt to master their subjects!

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      1. The Maximum Leader‏ @maximumleader 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @bighominid Yes. Yes, they will.

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      1. Loren Thacker‏ @ThackerX 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Answering one rhetorical question with another: Does the Pope shit in the woods?

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      1. Jack Jolis‏ @JackJolis 3 Feb 2016
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        Today's useless college students should be called "charges" and their "leaders" (such as they are) "supercharges". @sapinker @davidharsanyi

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      1. MrLawnchairSBD‏ @misetekudasai 3 Feb 2016
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        .@sapinker @CHSommers I'd love to ask students their feelings on the 1862 "Sticks & stones will break my bones but words will never harm me"

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      1. Outis‏ @Outis169 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Will they take the bait about master?

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      1. 'nucks fan‏ @Hurrygently 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker UPDATE:Students deem entire Eng lang offensive. Prop 3 neutral choices to replace it. 1Sumerian 2Cave art 3Nonthreatening gestures

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      1. M or N‏ @Meehaul 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker Its being replaced with "comrade."

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      1. Ferret S Pumpkins‏ @RidiculousBS 3 Feb 2016
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        @sapinker @CHSommers Great idea! First, let's be sure to remove the term from holders of advanced women's studies degrees

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