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At least its black holes and not white trash. So should we just remove the word black from the dictionary and replace it with some other word which means the same thing and in the near future get all het up about how that word's used?
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Originally posted by tazdevil View PostAt least its black holes and not white trash. So should we just remove the word black from the dictionary and replace it with some other word which means the same thing and in the near future get all het up about how that word's used?
(Which is exactly what happened to the word retarded)Comment
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It is entirely obvious that language follows from culture and therefore even some technical terms are inspired as such - certainly any number of more informal/colloquial terms are. And of course in cultures where certain groups are treated as lesser, their works will receive less credit than they perhaps should - men getting credit for women's work, white guys getting credit for black guys' work. This is historical fact and common sense though I'm not sure what purpose studying it serves.
It's also entirely obvious that Black Hole is not such a term, neither is Black Body. Since this is from the DM I imagine an element of hyperbole to froth up the sort of people you can see frothing up in the comments already.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by tazdevil View PostAt least its black holes and not white trash. So should we just remove the word black from the dictionary and replace it with some other word which means the same thing and in the near future get all het up about how that word's used?
https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/th...f98018af6.html
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
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Originally posted by tazdevil View PostAt least its black holes and not white trash. So should we just remove the word black from the dictionary and replace it with some other word which means the same thing and in the near future get all het up about how that word's used?
So black balled, blacked, black listed will disappear but a black hole, black person, black item will stay.
Another 40 years or so for the older generation to disappear to the new generation that understands only the new usage and we are sorted.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Why not get rid of Black and all it's meanings and replace it for ..................... Black - A description of the colour of an item.
So black balled, blacked, black listed will disappear but a black hole, black person, black item will stay.
Another 40 years or so for the older generation to disappear to the new generation that understands only the new usage and we are sorted.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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But do we know why black has links to illicit/illegal in Latin? It wouldn't be surprising if ancient languages were also influenced by their own cultures - or is this so far back in history we have no information why it is the way it is?
Black == dark for instance would make sense, as dumans don't like the dark.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostBut do we know why black has links to illicit/illegal in Latin? It wouldn't be surprising if ancient languages were also influenced by their own cultures - or is this so far back in history we have no information why it is the way it is?
Black == dark for instance would make sense, as dumans don't like the dark.
people need to realise language is complex and just because you see "black" its not about skin colour.
If you want to be offended slavery is endemic in Africa (plus many other counties) and many black kids die from other black kids stabbing them in London.
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