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This has to take the cake for one of the stupidest "we won't use this word because it's offensive or whatever" arguments out there. Just because people call th
by franga2000 6y ago
This has to take the cake for one of the stupidest "we won't use this word because it's offensive or whatever" arguments out there.
Just because people call things that aren't a meritocracy a meritocracy does not mean that's what it means. It's like saying we don't want to say "democracy" anymore because China (PRC) calls itself a democracy and they actually aren't. Or if we turn the whole thing around, saying that "feminism" is offensive because TERFs use the term too.
Like, are there actually people who actually think like that? How do they communicate??
- mantap 6y agoThe word was actually coined for the purposes of mocking the concept of a 'meritocracy' in a satirical essay. Then people picked it up and started using it straight. Now it's come full circle again. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy#Etymology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy#Etymology
- Khaine 6y agoUtopia also was created to mock people seeking to create a perfect world. Nowadays people are trying to create a socialist utopia. The meaning of words is constantly perverted