11 Merriam-Webster will change the definition of racism (www.youtube.com) posted 348 days ago by DiddleMeTimbers 348 days ago by DiddleMeTimbers +11 / -0 2 comments share 2 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (2) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 3 ▼ – prodigal 3 points 348 days ago +3 / -0 they just lost all credibility since the entire point of denotation is to remain true. If all definitions are subject whim and interpretation then why bother with the dictionary at all? permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – DiddleMeTimbers [S] 1 point 348 days ago +1 / -0 A black woman who is able to lobby to change a word in a dictionary is somehow "systematically opressed" “It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.” ― George Orwell, 1984 permalink save report block reply
they just lost all credibility since the entire point of denotation is to remain true. If all definitions are subject whim and interpretation then why bother with the dictionary at all?
A black woman who is able to lobby to change a word in a dictionary is somehow "systematically opressed"
“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.” ― George Orwell, 1984