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No, it's Gamergate's dog whistle. Don't pretend it's not, or that you don't know.
by DonHopkins 3y ago
No, it's Gamergate's dog whistle. Don't pretend it's not, or that you don't know.
- lelanthran 3y ago> No, it's Gamergate's dog whistle. Don't pretend it's not, or that you don't know. My observation is that "Dog whistle" is the new "They're a Nazi", which itself is the new "Think of the children". They're all cognitive kill-switches and all mean the same thing - "I need to shutdown this conversation immediately". Maybe there's a legit reason for shutting down a conversation, maybe there isn't, but the legitimacy of the reason is irrelevant to the fact that they are intended to shut down the conversation. It's shaming language, designed to shame the other party into silence.