"Violence" can have many modifiers, like physical; "physical violence" is not a tautology. Can words be violent? I'd argue yes. Here's a bit of why
Tag: Language
I’m quite interested in linguistics; maybe one day I’ll have the time (and money??) to study it properly. I speak a bit of Norwegian, German and Russian. And English obviously!
Problems with “stupid”
Stupid. A word I have used so many times for many years. It's easy, simple, versatile and vitriolic if you want it to be. Dismissive and gratifying. But these are also things that can be wrong with it. It's a hard habit to shake, but I think it's worth trying, or at the very least …
“Don’t make everything political”
The BBC has decided that certain current-events reporters should not be seen to attend or tweet about certain events/issues/movements lest their "impartiality" apparently be compromised. Let's see where this goes - hopefully swiftly to the bin once unions and lawyers are through with it - but also let's talk about what impartial really means when it comes to identity.
Offended by swearing? Get better priorities
Swearing, cursing, profanity, whatever you want to call it. [Post contains swearing, obviously] Understatement: there's a lot of bad stuff here on planet Earth. Enough for a lifetime of sadness, worry, anger, fear and all the negative feelings. So many inhumane things that people do to each other and this bit of shared space. So …
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The denial of women’s capacity for knowledge
This post is based on an essay I wrote for a Women in Philosophy class I took at a California college and I wanted to share it here. I plan to read the rest of Miranda Fricker's book when I get my hands on a copy; I loved this chapter reading because it provided me …
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