Tallison
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Sat Oct-18-08 10:06 AM
Response to Reply #23 |
| 26. Sure, intent counts, but it's incumbent on the speaker |
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to make their intent clear, which is where articulateness comes in, and it's my experience that loaded words tend to obfuscate more than clarify. Hypersensitivity exists, and part of developing skill as a writer is developing a meter for social sensitivity before you can use certain words to rhetorical advantage. It simply takes a lot of life experience and intelligent discretion to use loaded words effectively Sustaining some personal beatings on these very boards helped teach me that.
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| -Political correctness is the downfall of many liberals. |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 08:00 AM |
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'Political correctness' is a RW, not progressive, conceit |
Tallison |
Oct-18-08 08:19 AM |
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Language represents ideas. |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 08:30 AM |
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You can't generalize about specific words, only words in context |
Tallison |
Oct-18-08 08:54 AM |
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That's kind of my point. |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:23 AM |
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Well, I'd have to refer to the post in question to evaluate it |
Tallison |
Oct-18-08 09:43 AM |
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But what about intent? |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:45 AM |
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Sure, intent counts, but it's incumbent on the speaker |
Tallison |
Oct-18-08 10:06 AM |
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I'm kind of in the middle here. I think this board goes too far in sanitizing this kind of stuff... |
Elrond Hubbard |
Oct-18-08 08:24 AM |
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I don't think words are unimportant. |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 08:34 AM |
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i see false equivalencies, lack of context- in short, bullshit. and not much thought. |
bettyellen |
Oct-18-08 09:10 AM |
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False equivalencies, yep |
Tallison |
Oct-18-08 09:14 AM |
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We are even, because there is no thought at all in your one line response. |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:26 AM |
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on the basis of what i had read, concluded it was completely pointless to engage you. |
bettyellen |
Oct-18-08 09:32 AM |
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Really? |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:41 AM |
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Everyone draws a different line somewhere |
Indenturedebtor |
Oct-18-08 08:28 AM |
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That's not a bad rule of thumb |
Tallison |
Oct-18-08 09:17 AM |
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I guess I am just not sure that 'bitch', in itself, is misogynistic. |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:30 AM |
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all negative words are equivelent? |
bettyellen |
Oct-18-08 09:35 AM |
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Sorry, I didn't see where I said that...n/t |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:44 AM |
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don't see anywhere an acknowledgement that some words are more loaded |
bettyellen |
Oct-18-08 12:13 PM |
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I don't think that "bitch" is misogynistic either |
Indenturedebtor |
Oct-18-08 10:50 PM |
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"Political Correctness" is RIGHTWING CONSTRUCT so don't be suckered |
Lex |
Oct-18-08 09:27 AM |
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What do you call it when people castigate others for questionable language? |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:33 AM |
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I would be outraged at the "Ben Affleck is a dick head" thread |
CreekDog |
Oct-18-08 09:28 AM |
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Well, there you go. |
renie408 |
Oct-18-08 09:31 AM |
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Thank goodness no irony is lost on you! |
CreekDog |
Oct-18-08 09:33 AM |
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Fuck You! |
ResetButton |
Oct-18-08 09:48 AM |
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I think its massive hypocrisy myself...just like their counterparts on the far right. nt. |
IndianaJones |
Oct-18-08 10:06 AM |
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