Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by rootlocus on Friday November 11, 2016 @12:34PM
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Whatever the reason for the broadening of the definition (I would consider progress), it doesn't change the fact that people today use it with the definition it has today. Just like "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet", so would his attitude towards women by any other name would smell just as bad.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by return0 on Friday November 11, 2016 @12:52PM
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let's put trump aside. There are nuances in the way we talk which have been lost. People from both sides use extreme language willy-nilly like racist, sexist, fascist. These words are serious accusations not mild epithets. This creates a culture where middle ground does not exist, you are either with us or you're the enemy, which is madness. E.g. I don't like smokers, but i don't hate them.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by masondixon on Friday November 11, 2016 @04:54PM
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Exactamundo
You bring up an interesting point. The definition of "Misogyny" in wikipedia in 2004:
Misogyny is an exaggerated pathological aversion towards women.
became in 2016:
Misogyny is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls.
I can't help but see the broadening of the definition throughout the years. It happens a lot with words ending in '-phobia' as well. Food for thought.
For the record the word miso-gyny etymologically means "hatred of women"