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A Rhaspody on Controversial Words....
Jul. 25th, 2012 10:52 pm1. ( writer's workshop, somewhat personal, very boring, best to skip )
2. Have come to the conclusion that cultural reviews from an increasingly socio-political or politically correct/sociological perspective can be grating. And if not written well, can come across as cloyingly moralistic or shall we say a tad self-righteous?
So will attempt henceforth to not write any. We'll see how long that lasts. I'm anything if not woefully inconsistent.
I'd say schizophrenic, but that adjective annoys people apparently. Someone at the writer's group last night got all nutty over it. This, THIS is the problem with political correctness taken to extremes, we start to go wonky over words.
3. Rhapsody on Words
*Political Correctness applied to language and whether it goes too far. Or actually just a Rhapsody on Words...from bitch to bipolar, from schizophrenic to fuck...with a link to squick thrown in for good measure not to mention the entymology of the word fuck.
Yes, I get that words such as nigga, cunt, dick, fuck, etc...are truly hateful if used in the wrong context. And do count as "hate speech". But language evolves it does not stay static no matter how much you may want it to.
*In the English language, often one word will mean various contradictory things. Take for example the word "bitch".
From the Wikipedia:
( bitch )
So context is about 90% of it. Same with the word "squick" which someone on the whedonesque board got all hot and bothered about me using once:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squick (The origin of this word is incredibly gross, suffice it to say, you were warned.)
And here is the various definitions for the terms bi-polar and schizophrenic:
( bi-polar defined )
While we're on mental illness terms, let's look at schizophrenia, shall we?
( schizophrenia or schizophrenic )
Another interesting word is fuck...and this is rather a rhapsody on the word, its associated meanings, orgin...basically everything you wanted to know regarding the WORD Fuck and were afraid to ask.
( FUCK )
2. Have come to the conclusion that cultural reviews from an increasingly socio-political or politically correct/sociological perspective can be grating. And if not written well, can come across as cloyingly moralistic or shall we say a tad self-righteous?
So will attempt henceforth to not write any. We'll see how long that lasts. I'm anything if not woefully inconsistent.
I'd say schizophrenic, but that adjective annoys people apparently. Someone at the writer's group last night got all nutty over it. This, THIS is the problem with political correctness taken to extremes, we start to go wonky over words.
3. Rhapsody on Words
*Political Correctness applied to language and whether it goes too far. Or actually just a Rhapsody on Words...from bitch to bipolar, from schizophrenic to fuck...with a link to squick thrown in for good measure not to mention the entymology of the word fuck.
Yes, I get that words such as nigga, cunt, dick, fuck, etc...are truly hateful if used in the wrong context. And do count as "hate speech". But language evolves it does not stay static no matter how much you may want it to.
*In the English language, often one word will mean various contradictory things. Take for example the word "bitch".
From the Wikipedia:
( bitch )
So context is about 90% of it. Same with the word "squick" which someone on the whedonesque board got all hot and bothered about me using once:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squick (The origin of this word is incredibly gross, suffice it to say, you were warned.)
And here is the various definitions for the terms bi-polar and schizophrenic:
( bi-polar defined )
While we're on mental illness terms, let's look at schizophrenia, shall we?
( schizophrenia or schizophrenic )
Another interesting word is fuck...and this is rather a rhapsody on the word, its associated meanings, orgin...basically everything you wanted to know regarding the WORD Fuck and were afraid to ask.
( FUCK )