Do you remember the "old" definition of racism?

oh yeah, the trend of trying to intentionally redefine words is certainly very very bad

Yes, and to that extent I think keeping terminology in the clear is important

sorry, i jumped in in the middle and, given your figuratively/literally example thought you were talking about the excessive use of hyperbole in english, not the malicious redefining of words

No I just mean redefining at either the loss of utility wholesale, or for partisan purposes

I honestly don't think we gain anything by losing the word literally to emphasis, but it was just an example of how utility can be lost

well, for the literally example, it will eventually reach the point where literally and figuratively will be synonyms and we will be using a new word that means something similar enough to the current definition of literally

and then at some point either literally or figuratively will probably fall out of use

language is a big dumb ride that usually doesn't actually go anywhere lol

I think it *can* go somewhere

It just goes there occasionally, and in spite of the userbase

yeah, it takes an absurd amount of time though. most changes are just going in circles

There's also organic changes in a word that are not so good.

Like the continual redefinition of violence to where now words are violence

that's not organic, that's one of those changes that are being forced

Yeah, very few people actually believe that, but the loud socjus minority make it seem bigger than it really is

But that's things functioning as intended

I disagree. Violence has overgone *braodening* as it's called in linguistics.

https://www.thoughtco.com/broadening-semantic-generalization-1689181

Only within a clique

This is convenient for some people, but the mental-health nuts on Tumblr seem to *honestly believe* that words and ideas that cause distress are equivalent to physical violence (and will point to psychology stuff to try and make that point)

It's a growing clique though.

I don't think it is, tbh

The lefty purity spiral is real

They hemorrhage moderates the more hard-line they get

Sure. But they also get converts.

Returning to the original point. Read this if you haven't already. It's one of those things that will be written in the history of the current culture war.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

Also note the date. This was before Trump sent the left into an absolute tizzy.

I dont think triggers are firearms

But well the far left treat offense like they were shot at

lol. This is the firearms chat.

Firearms, not everything with a trigger is one

I mean, I know it's impractical just looking at it, but I can't help but want it

I.. didnt realize how small you can make em

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRRwbhN4-sU

Oi! You got a loicense for that assault knife?

ban bump fingers

Wait... isn't a jackhammer with a knife in it a "bumpstock assault knife"???

this bad boy can fit so many kidney stabs in it bro

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