'->-bleeped-<-,' Paths of Pain, and the Ownership of Language

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'->-bleeped-<-,' Paths of Pain, and the Ownership of Language

http://www.bilerico.com/2014/06/->-bleeped-<-_paths_of_pain_and_the_ownership_of_language.php?fb_action_ids=10152330544494902&fb_action_types=og.comments
Filed By Mercedes Allen
6/23/14

"Now, I don't like playing word police. I've done it a few times, and I recognize the importance of words and the evolution of language. The effect that has on both forming social movements and shoring up one's sense of self-respect (if not pride) is admittedly significant. But the bigger issue is often the spirit with which something is said or intended, so my overall thoughts on language are mixed.

Sometimes we only have the language we're given. We've only relatively recently coined "cisgender" and "cissexual" (words to mean "not transgender" and "not transsexual," sort of like "heterosexual" is to "homosexual") because using "normal" drips with judgment and condemnation, and "genetic" is not scientifically accurate or verifiable."