Google resists pressure to pull LGBT “conversion therapy” app

Re:Google resists pressure to pull LGBT “conversion therapy”... by cco on Thursday March 21, 2019 @04:45PM (#19457129)

I think your definition would make the word violence less useful. Your definition removes what makes violence a unique and useful word, i.e. that it involves physical force with the intent to hurt someone.

There are better, more accurate, words to use than violence.

Quick note: I'm reading your post in the most charitable light and giving you the benefit of the doubt, a less charitable reading would be that you're ok knowingly coopting a word because along with it comes a whole host of legal and ethical implications that you want to bring to bear on something that you don't like and you know that it isn't violence. I don't think you are doing this but noting it for others that may be.

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Re:Google resists pressure to pull LGBT “conversion therapy”... by dwaltrip on Thursday March 21, 2019 @08:37PM (#19458716)

I can see where you are coming from. I went along with that word choice because it does a good job of capturing the severity of the harm, which I think is important. I'm sure there is a better word. Perhaps my sibling comment's suggestion of "abusive" is a good one. Something like "very harmful", while potentially suitable, feels rather vague and uninspiring.

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Re:Google resists pressure to pull LGBT “conversion therapy”... by azinman2 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @07:36PM (#19458396)

Yes, for example, abuse.

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