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I really wish the word "racist" had a single meaning.
by concordDance 5y ago
I really wish the word "racist" had a single meaning.
- user-the-name 5y agoIt is the norm, not the exception, for words to have multiple meanings.
- MichaelGroves 5y agoAny word with powerful meaning in one context will inevitably be repurposed in other contexts by people who want to borrow some of that power for their own uses. Here is an example: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=democratize https://hn.algolia.com/?q=democratize
- a9h74j 5y agoIn general that won't happen, but one can do close readings of presumed valid arguments, and spot cases where equivocation (e.g. bringing in different meanings of a word within different premises) can invalidate a superficially good argument.