@mollyknefel @sarahjeong I don't think the preferences of a small community can make common usage "incorrect."
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En réponse à @binarybits
@binarybits@mollyknefel It's not just the preferences of affected community. It's also people who think critically about it ("experts").1 réponse 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @sarahjeong
@binarybits@mollyknefel B/c w/o distinction, the words just don't correctly capture what is actually going on.3 réponses 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @sarahjeong
@sarahjeong@mollyknefel But that's different from saying it's incorrect to use them in the colloquial way.3 réponses 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @binarybits
@binarybits@mollyknefel Not really. Incorrect colloquial appropriation of scientific and technical terms can be just that-- incorrect.3 réponses 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @sarahjeong
@sarahjeong@mollyknefel In contrast to, say "electron" or "genome" which were invented by and are primarily used by technical communities.1 réponse 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @binarybits
@binarybits I don't think it makes a difference. We cede authority over words to people who spend most time examining the words' referents.1 réponse 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @sarahjeong
@binarybits & the point that's been abandoned, but is still important: obliterating the distinction = slap in the face of trans community2 réponses 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @sarahjeong
@sarahjeong The conceptual distinction is important! But that's a separate question from what the word "gender" means.1 réponse 0 Retweet 0 j'aime -
En réponse à @binarybits
@binarybits No, it's not. Language is often shaped by "specialists" and "experts" because otherwise we lose conceptual distinctions.3 réponses 0 Retweet 0 j'aime
@binarybits And in the case of sex/gender, it's a very widely accepted distinction already. It's practically blase.
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