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> Right now there is a wave of people that are upset over "violent language" There's absolutely nothing on that page to indicate they're upset about violent la
by magicalist 3y ago
> Right now there is a wave of people that are upset over "violent language"
There's absolutely nothing on that page to indicate they're upset about violent language
> If push comes to shove.. they'd lose their marbles over that.
There's even less indication of that.
If the goal is for fewer people to overreact, why are we inventing boogeymen to overreact about?
- monksy 3y agoThat page is there making a statement of examples of "bad language". It's an organization shooting it's shot on language change. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11714189/Latest-phrases-branded-offensive-violent-undertones.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11714189/Latest-phr... (DailyMail.. yuck yes) https://www.fastcompany.com/90865534/its-time-stop-using-violent-words-phrases-work https://www.fastcompany.com/90865534/its-time-stop-using-vio... https://elizabethgrim.com/adopting-inclusive-and-non-violent-language-part-2/ https://elizabethgrim.com/adopting-inclusive-and-non-violent...
- magicalist 3y agolol, again it's the dailymail article that's trembling with terror at imagined grievances, while the non-violent language advocates are like, "hey, kind of weird these phrases are about shooting people, here's some alternatives if you want them." > The guide is for those who would like to replace mostly violently framed idioms with more positive and inclusive language Clearly this is a dog whistle and they're coming for me and my guns(-related words)