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To show a positive example, without word redefinitions: IMHO western society largely managed to end prejudice against left-handiness, while keeping the word "ri
by szemet 6y ago
To show a positive example, without word redefinitions: IMHO western society largely managed to end prejudice against left-handiness, while keeping the word "right".
(And this "left -> bad" or "right" -> good (or both) association is as (or more) prevalent in languages of the world as the "dark -> bad" association)
- ardy42 6y ago> IMHO western society largely managed to end prejudice against left-handiness, while keeping the word "right". To illustrate this: sinister means "on the left side" and "threatening or portending evil."