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xor@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• TokenBoomer@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Periods exist. /s

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  • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah but some men find it uncomfortable to talk about them.

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  • xor@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i hear nowadays, it’s considered rude to end a single sentence with a period.

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    • Sibbo@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Period.

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      • xor@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        …

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    • jerrythegenius@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I did not know that.

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  • basxto@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    no – period

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• jopepa@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  One exception, the argument is about spelling or grammar then it’s kinda invited mockery. Aside from that you’re just dealing with an ableist, dyslexia is the most common learning disability

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  • Funkytom467@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dyslexia is common, but people for whom english is not their first language, whose learning is still in progress. Those are even more common on the internet.

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    • jopepa@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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      • xor@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        not really, no

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  • xor@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i do have a problem with intentionally mutilating words tho… like “parentification” and “enshitification”…
    although the second is a little bit funny…
    or when people intentionally redefine words… like racism as meaning “systemic and systematic racism as experienced by non-whites by whites in america” and as such it’s impossible to be “racist” against white people…
    but it’s just stupid… racism and “systemic racism” are two different concepts…

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    • explodicle@local106.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      FYI both are valid definitions - if someone just says racism and seems to mean systemic racism, then they’re not wrong.

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      • xor@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        something like webster will try to cover all uses of a term… so if people use it a certain way, it becomes valid…
        so really you’re just saying, “it’s not uncommon for people to use it that way, so it’s valid”
        which is basically true for the English language.
        HOWEVER that’s not what im talking about, i’m talking about people claiming that the other, more common definition of racism isn’t valid… and that the systemic racism definition is the only valid definition.
        and they’re definitely wrong if they claim that.
        btw, in the webster example, they still use qualifying terms… such as: institutional racism, structural racism, environmental racism… and then further clarifies it with: see also SYSTEMIC RACISM

        so sure, someone can use the term racism as a shorthand for systemic racism… totally fine, the meaning is conveyed… etc…

        but, no, they’re definitely wrong if they claim racism is only systemic racism…

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    • jopepa@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t really understand your point. Portmanteaus and coining new words are useful in conveying complex concepts, though. If you wanted to have a conversation about parentification would you rather have one word to encompass that or have to say “the effect of having to be a care giver to your caregivers during your formative years” every time you need to reference that concept in the discussion.

      What makes that a mutilation instead of more efficient?

      The racism thing is confusing because racism encompasses both forms but there are specific descriptors for unique expressions of the same thing. Just like a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn’t necessarily a square. That’s not really redefining, systemic racism has been racism the whole time, too. We’re just aware enough to have discussions about the specific ways it effects society today.

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      • xor@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        just like a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn’t necessarily a square.

        no, it’s not like that. the thing i’m arguing against is like saying a square isn’t a rectangle anymore…
        it’s saying racism is not discrimination based on someone’s perceived race, and that it’s only systemic racism.

        That’s not really redefining, systemic racism has been racism the whole time, too.

        no, it absolutely has not… there’s a reason “systemic racism” has “systemic” in it…
        it’s to make a distinction…
        you can say systemic racism is a subset of racism in general… but really it isn’t, it’s racism applied to a system.
        like, a car is not a subset of “blue”, but i can have a blue car…
        and you missed the end point where people claim it’s impossible to be racist against white people… when in fact it very much is possible and not that rare… (definitely not the biggest problem in the world, but it is a thing)

        and with “parentification”, because it’s just adding ification on the end to make it sound smarter, when “child parenting” or “children forced to do things they’re too young to do”
        or… anything other than that dumb term, which definitely hurts any attempts to discuss it and be taken seriously…

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