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Re:It's time to abandon the cargo cult metaphor by rayiner on Monday January 13, 2025 @09:22AM (#42683670)
I’m not okay with evolving language intentionally out of a mistaken belief that minorities are so fragile that we need to change the way we talk.
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Re:It's time to abandon the cargo cult metaphor by dblohm7 on Monday January 13, 2025 @12:19PM (#42685860)
I would argue that such intentional changes to language isn't "evolution" at all. Sure, language evolves, but not by some kind of edict.
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Re:It's time to abandon the cargo cult metaphor by exBarrelSpoiler on Monday January 13, 2025 @09:44AM (#42683910)
Indeed.

https://scroll.in/article/1023979/from-outsiders-to-termites...

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