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		roughly on March 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Banning words won’t make the world more just > I can say that right now, and nothing happens. The words aren't the causal elements here changing the world; it's the referants and power hierarchies that do. And you think this is something that’s not understood among those pushing for linguistics changes?

jimbokun on March 3, 2023 [–]

I think that.

I think those people distract and soothe themselves from their inability to enact change with linguistic games.

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