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		giardini on Dec 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initi... I like the list b/c it provides some etymology and is therefore educational. I knew about many but some (e.g., "basket case") were a surprise. But words change over time and therefore nit-picking by declaring a particular past meaning of a word or phrase as the only meaning is incorrect. For example "basket case" is common usage and hardly means today what it once may have. Nonetheless the entire idea of using such a list to censor speech is absurd.

TeMPOraL on Dec 20, 2022 [–]

Keep in mind that some of the etymology is speculative at best. With that in mind, I agree - I learned a few new things from the "Context" section too. It's not all bad as a list, but it is dangerous in the form and context in which it was created.

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