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Insults are only effective because of their meaning. Terms like "idiot" and "stupid" mean exactly what they have from the outset in the medical field. You canno
by slothtrop 4y ago
Insults are only effective because of their meaning. Terms like "idiot" and "stupid" mean exactly what they have from the outset in the medical field. You cannot divorce derogatory use from meaning, much as you would like to. But to follow your rationale, we'd be right on track by now for "retarded" being kosher, as other terms have replaced it. That has not happened.
- oldgradstudent 4y agoPlease stop the harmful use of the word kosher when not referring to Jewish dietary law. It trivializes the experience of people who deal with Kashrut issues. I think I'm getting the hang of it ...
- mbg721 4y agoThat's a little different, it's more like saying "Hey, the horse is escaping!" when the barn was already leveled to build a KFC which later became, briefly, a beeper store, and is now a place that sells THC-related goods.
- oldgradstudent 4y agoThe word master is on that list. It has common non-offensive meanings for almost a thousand years.
- mbg721 4y agoDarn, and I was so hoping to be a chess grand-good-at-things-person. How are the Guardians and the Commanders doing?