Comment on ‘Maduro Venezuela’s only president; no empire will rule us’: Caracas vows resistance after US kidnapping
velindora@lemmy.cafe 4 weeks ago
Abduction. He’s not a child.
Kidnapping is not the napping of a kid. There’s no age profile implied.
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/…/kidnap
Kidnapping is not the napping of a kid.
That’s literally the etymology, but words change and meanings change, and it’s definitely not the 17th century anymore.
Originally it was specifically used to describe stealing children to work on American plantations.
Well, what do you know, some things never change
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
Kidnapping is not the napping of a kid. There’s no age profile implied.
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/…/kidnap
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
That’s literally the etymology, but words change and meanings change, and it’s definitely not the 17th century anymore.
Originally it was specifically used to describe stealing children to work on American plantations.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
Well, what do you know, some things never change