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[VANITY] Help me build a list of words redefined by the "woke" crowd and the Left. We have to actively take our language back.
FReepers in general ^ | 02/15/2022 | Blueflag

Posted on 02/15/2022 2:10:44 PM PST by Blueflag

Help me build a list of words redefined by the "woke" crowd and the Left. We have to actively take our language back.

The Left, the Woke, the Progressives, the whoever believe they are, apparently have the power and the right(!) to redefine what words mean, who can use them/ who cannot, words that insinuate meaning (aka 'dog whistles') etc. For too long we have gone along with that. Let's first identify the words they are redefining, co-opting and restricting, and restore them to OUR usage, in our culture.

So help me capture the words 'they' seek to control and contort. More below.

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To: Blueflag

myocarditis


21 posted on 02/15/2022 2:28:48 PM PST by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: Blueflag

__________phobic


22 posted on 02/15/2022 2:29:46 PM PST by Restless
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To: Blueflag

mandate


23 posted on 02/15/2022 2:29:53 PM PST by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: DannyTN

Danny — Lots of good returns on the search. I will post back to you each time, for simplicity, not to bug you.

discrimination: a word that has lost meaning in the progressive era from over use by the MSM and this administration. To liberals discrimination means not giving equal stuff to members of minorities, who should have whatever they want, and everyone else must pay for those wants.

diversity: a blend of several unique items coexisting, such as a diversified stock portfolio. Liberals, however, define this word to describe racial, religious, cultural, and other “diversity” promoted within a single society that they define.

equality: an idea which states that each member of a given group has equal value or equal authority. To liberals it means forced equal outcomes regardless of skill, experience, or effort, as in racial quotas.

progressive: A “progressive” focuses on using government power to make institutions play by a set of rules. But liberals want to define “the rules.” Are you beginning to see how subtle liberals can be? Does the EPA come to mind?

prejudice: “Prejudice” means literally to pre-judge. But liberals cannot stop there – they add racial or class or sex or … so as to fit their agenda and change the meaning of the word.

racist: The MSM and current administration have used this word so much that the word has lost relevance in any honest debate. To liberals it means any person or organization that disagrees with the policies of the current administration.

rainbow: a “rainbow” is literally a circular color spectrum appearing in the sky due to the result of refraction and multiple reflections of sunlight in droplets of water. Liberals have redefined the word as a symbol of homosexuality. It has also been redefined and used by left-wing political pressure groups to refer to their agenda of multiculturalism. The word has also been mis-used by liberals as a symbol of “diversity.”

tyranny: tyranny literally means oppressive power exerted by government. This word is not present in the progressive liberal vocabulary.

union dues: to liberals, union dues means voluntary contributions from individuals who are happy to belong to a union and agree with all actions the union takes. In actuality, it is money coerced from union members as a condition of employment.


24 posted on 02/15/2022 2:31:27 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: DannyTN

good Townhall article on the same topic.

https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/12/10/the-new-liberal-dictionary-n2557694

American
Liberty
xxxxxphobic
Freedom


25 posted on 02/15/2022 2:36:45 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: DannyTN

a great table here

http://www.akdart.com/libspeak.html

Thanks for the inspiration Danny.


26 posted on 02/15/2022 2:38:03 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: Blueflag

Every word including “THE”. (The definite article is a symbol of the patriarchy because it requires definiteness, a White way of thinking.)


27 posted on 02/15/2022 2:41:29 PM PST by I want the USA back (Government is to be feared much more than the chicom virus.)
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To: Blueflag

‘Conversation” : Nuff said..


28 posted on 02/15/2022 2:46:04 PM PST by avkillick
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To: Claud
Perfectly good linguistic term, but it was redefined by a pervert.

With an assist by puritans.
29 posted on 02/15/2022 2:48:18 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (“...life is very good without Facebook and that we would live very well without Facebook."-B.LeMaire)
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To: Blueflag

Man, woman, pedophile, marriage, justice, tax (penalty), education, liberty, freedom, oppression,statistics,illegal, legal, peer reviewed, scientific method, history, riot, peaceful, protest, pollution, dangerous, experimental, data, mathematics, race, Christian, fair, equal, conservation, conservative, secure, election, will of the people, electoral college, republic, democracy, news, facts, anecdotal, nfl, nascar, Canadian, American, illegal immigration, legal immigration, scientist, chromosome, life, death, and my personal favorites, constitutional and fascism/fascist.
This is a short list, just a smokes worth at the end of a rough work day.


30 posted on 02/15/2022 2:50:17 PM PST by enduserindy (Yep. )
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To: coaster123

That’s actually a deep answer for 3 words but honestly captures it all.


31 posted on 02/15/2022 2:53:11 PM PST by enduserindy (Yep. )
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To: castlebrew
"“woke”: replace with “racist commies”
“progressives”: “commies”
“liberal”: “Freedom-hating commie”
“Democrat”: “America-hating commie corruptocrat”

“peace”: “dead commies”
“liberty”: “dead commies”
“freedom”: “dead commies”
“individuality”: “dead commies”
“peace”: “dead commies”
“fair elections”: “dead commies”
“Washington Commanders”: “pathetic commies”

32 posted on 02/15/2022 2:53:52 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: I want the USA back

Indeed, like math and correct answers are racist.


33 posted on 02/15/2022 2:53:58 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: Dr. Sivana
With an assist by puritans.

True enough.

34 posted on 02/15/2022 2:53:59 PM PST by Claud
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To: Blueflag
LatinX

I think Republicans can get 80% of the Hispanic Vote if they promise to never use that term.

35 posted on 02/15/2022 2:54:36 PM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: Blueflag

Fully, as in fully vaccinated.

And vaccinated as well.


36 posted on 02/15/2022 2:54:44 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: Blueflag

Oh yeah vaccine.


37 posted on 02/15/2022 2:54:48 PM PST by enduserindy (Yep. )
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To: Blueflag

Under Represented Minority = Asians Need Not Apply


38 posted on 02/15/2022 2:58:46 PM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: Blueflag

Occupy
Colonial
Colonisation
Indigent
Homeless
Binary
Cisbinary
Transbinary
They/them


39 posted on 02/15/2022 3:08:46 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Blueflag

Teens = Amish


40 posted on 02/15/2022 3:11:57 PM PST by yeff (Yuor biran has teh alibtiy to mkae oderr out of caohs)
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