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I can say that right now, and nothing happens. The words aren't the causal elements here changing the world; it's the referants and power hierarchies that do.
by scarmig 4y ago
I can say that right now, and nothing happens. The words aren't the causal elements here changing the world; it's the referants and power hierarchies that do.
The proper analogy would be thinking that requiring saying "Officer, detain-in-an-official-capacity that man!" instead would somehow fix police violence.
- roughly 4y ago> I can say that right now, and nothing happens. The words aren't the causal elements here changing the world; it's the referants and power hierarchies that do. And you think this is something that’s not understood among those pushing for linguistics changes?
- jimbokun 4y agoI think that. I think those people distract and soothe themselves from their inability to enact change with linguistic games.