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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."
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Yes, but why are things different now? What caused the shift? Do you think it’s a good or bad thing? I feel like in 10-20 years the language that 25 year olds feel is acceptable now will be considered offensive in some other way.[/quote]
It’s different now because of social media where everyone gives a written opinion, thumbs up, hearts, etc. People used to feel they didn’t matter, but now they feel they need to be heard and that their opinion is really important. There is a pervasive idea that you have to speak up on everything, to call out instances of oppression, which may include word usage. I don’t agree that silence equals agreement and I don’t think everything needs to be called out, but I think I am in the minority. I think this includes people of all political persuasions; the topics are just different. And I do not think it’s a good thing, and yes, what’s acceptable will change yet again. For instance, I hear the word trauma used in a way that I do not think it means and I hear people use it all the time. But I’m old and it’s probably just something I don’t understand. I asked some younger work colleagues about it, because it’s starting to be used in our professional literature, and they described it in a way that does tell me it’s a new definition, and also that it’s just a pervasive human condition, and maybe that’s true.[/quote]

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