The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 days agoThomas, no!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1580arrow-down121
arrow-up1559arrow-down1imageThomas, no!lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square118fedilink
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoDoesn’t matter, the word is rooted in homophobic intent.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoSo is “gay”. Language evolves. Being a linguistic originalist would be a hard and eccentric hill to die on.
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days ago Being a linguistic originalist would be a hard and eccentric hill to die on. Well good I’m glad the UK has abandoned that principle, it was getting a bit pretentious.
Doesn’t matter, the word is rooted in homophobic intent.
So is “gay”. Language evolves. Being a linguistic originalist would be a hard and eccentric hill to die on.
Well good I’m glad the UK has abandoned that principle, it was getting a bit pretentious.