I'm about to leave this list because I'm so appalled at the amount of time spent on this discussion. So many smart, good people: surely we all have something better to do?
On Friday, January 22, 2016, via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > Honestly, it will be next December when I sing Christmas carols again :-) > > > On Jan 22, 2016, at 12:34, Aahz Maruch via Callers < > [email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016, via Callers wrote: > >> > >> I disagree. If it is fair to condemn a word despite widespread > >> ignorance of its racist etymology (such as the very real problem > >> with the verb "gyp"), then the inverse must be true: it is fair to > >> exonerate a word despite widespread ignorance of its non-racist > >> etymology (e.g., niggardly). That a word falsely gets attributed to > >> a category in which it doesn't belong is irrelevant. If two separate > >> meanings/derivations converge to an identically spelled modern word, > >> I don't believe the innocent word (when used in its original context) > >> deserves to be written off. Let us truly abide by what you claim to > >> support: its current use *is* relevant. > > > > Let me know the next time you use "gay" to mean something roughly similar > > to "happy" or "joyful", but for which there is no direct substitute. > > Despite my support for queer rights (given that two of my partners are > > bisexual, among other reasons), that's the one real loss I still feel. > > -- > > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 > http://rule6.info/ > > <*> <*> <*> > > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > -- -------------------- Lindsay Morris CEO, TSMworks Tel. 1-859-539-9900 [email protected]
