the school of philosophy

Language is a code. The kinds of words we use and where we use them act as signals. People hyperfocused on language rather than underlying attitudes are missing the point entirely; they seem to think that there is a dictionary of jargon they can use, and if they avoid the words, they’ve resolved the problem. Eliminating certain words from usage was never the goal of discussions about language; asking people to examine their attitudes was the goal of these conversations.Posted at This Aint Living by SE Smith