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A comment on Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on speech. Parent comment

Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by goatcode on Monday April 26, 2021 @05:51PM (#26948699)
>Being "canceled" is a choice that private individuals and institutions

You're making a lot of assumptions about the comment above yours. Language changes.

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Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by mandelbrotwurst on Monday April 26, 2021 @05:53PM (#26948720)
Your argument would be stronger if you proposed an alternate definition rather than just saying “you’re wrong, that’s not what it means anymore!”
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Re:Cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme ... by goatcode on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:54AM (#26956735)
What I'm getting at is this: The story is about notable consequences at a school, which is not a private institution (generally). So, the commenter was probably using the term in conjunction with such consequences. It was clear from the comment, and the response seemed to be nit-picking a pseudo dictionary definition, so I tried to point out the colloquial usage.
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