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I challenge you to find a more succinct term that gets the same point across. Politically correct speech pays a heavy price in expressiveness, especially of th
by sandoooo 7y ago
I challenge you to find a more succinct term that gets the same point across.
Politically correct speech pays a heavy price in expressiveness, especially of the banned ideas. It is kind of the point. What did I save up the points for, if not to spend it to say what I actually want, rather than gesture at it ineffectively?
- jsjohnst 7y ago> I challenge you to find a more succinct term that gets the same point across. “unattractive” a word you yourself already used. If you read the guidelines of the site, you’d understand the difference and why it’s important.
- sjwright 7y agoUgly and unattractive aren't the same thing.
- jsjohnst 7y agoThen use “ugly”, rather than a pejorative term meant to ridicule. As an illustrative example, “ugly person” is to “uggos” as “fat person” is to “fatso”.
- sandoooo 7y agoYou don't get it. These are not the same thing. The difference, as others point out, is tone. One is far more formal than the other, and conveys a sense of stepping on eggshells. If the only way to discuss a concept is to first put on a suit and tie and pay prostrating deference to all who demand it (and demand it they will), then nobody will discuss it very much. This is how you win a game of censor-thy-neighbour without actual admin access to the platform.
- jsjohnst 7y agoSee my reply to sibling comment. I’m not advocating for political correctness, I’m certainly the exact opposite of that more often than not. But I also feel it’s entirely unnecessary to shame people of a particular appearance in this context, “ugly people” is sufficiently specific to get the same point across you’re trying to make with “uggos”. The fact you keep doubling down even after it was pointed out that you aren’t following the site guidelines is a strong indication you probably need to take a break, before one of the mods makes it a mandatory break.
- sandoooo 7y agoWell this has turned mostly into veiled threats and appeals to authority to carry out those veiled threats, so I agree there's not much left to say. But let me quote you: >A less male gender focused way of saying a “man-year”, a common term to imply the amount of effort, rather than an exact duration. I think I was mistaken in my assumption of good faith.
- dang 7y agoCould you please not post in the flamewar style to HN? It's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html