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What do you think pirates do?
by tedunangst 4y ago
What do you think pirates do?
- itsyaboi 4y agoSing cute shanties and engage in cheeky hijinks, if we completely ignore the parent comment.
- serverholic 4y agoWe have a tendency in our culture to soften words. Thief has more emotional impact than “porch pirate”.
- happytoexplain 4y agoI agree that "pirate" isn't an appropriate word in this case (though "porch pirate" is very specific and brief, at least), but I would say that we have a tendency in our culture (perhaps all cultures) to bend words in any direction based on our biases, whether that means making them softer or harsher.
- serverholic 4y agoI would agree with that. For example some people want to redefine rape to include sex you regret, and violence to include saying naughty things.
- mc32 4y agoIt's a costume people wear on Halloween and a mascot for some professional sports teams. People don't associate them with high seas cut-throat pirates with poor hygiene.
- at_a_remove 4y agoI think we all understand what pirates did, historically, and the relevance now. You know it, I know it, the poster knows it. Pirates stole. Also pillage, murder, and rape, but that hardly fits the Disney model nor does that concern us now. The poster is objecting to the cutesy alliterative framing of theft as "haha, porch pirates gotchya!" Porch pirate sounds much more innocuous than "Someone stole from my property."
- WalterBright 4y agoPirates are romantic figures in popular culture. Think of all the pirate movies. And International Talk Like A Pirate Day. There is no International Thief Day.
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- rufus_foreman 4y agoWatch sports for free?