Sorry but you're missing the critical distinction between connotation and > denotation in natural language usage. > > It is quite frequent for pejoratives to masquerade as denotative soas to > import pejorative connotations and vis versa. It is incredibly sleazy yet > it is foundational to the moral zeitgeist. > > All you need to see this is look at the physical assault of Charles Murray > on college campuses due to his having coauthored "The Bell Curve". >
I don't know what you're sorry about. You said sometimes people hide pejorative meanings under objective guises. And then you cite the Bell Curve as an example of scholarship being attacked because it hurts the fragile sensibilities of disadvantaged groups. Which side are you on? No one can stop the truth from being told, even if it makes some people lose face. That's what I'm saying. If you think sometimes white people slip in racial insults in ordinary conversations or movies or literature, this is actually quite ubiquitous and don't think I'm ignorant of it. But even if you can get away with that, what fucking use is it? It's just like some losers in Hong Kong saying racist insults in Cantonese in the presence of white people, thinking they won't get caught, and feeling a false sense of pride in front of their peers. But it doesn't prove anything. ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Te3d0dad0e74ec301-M999dd0a64ddcbaaa38cbbcf7 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
