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  • struggle sesh discussion of 'gossip'

    sorry im posting this here, the thread I was responding to has been locked but not removed, I am not here for a debate, fine for mods to delete if desired

    look at the root for gossip

    >Old English godsibb “sponsor, godparent,” from God + sibb “relative” (see sibling). The sense was extended in Middle English to “a familiar acquaintance, a friend, neighbor” (c. 1300), especially to women friends invited to attend a birth, later to “anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk” (1560s).

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/gossip

    because it can be used in an offensive and condescending way, does not make it so. Women talking to each other is an important part of how we keep communities safe. I have been attacked and driven out of spaces for ‘gossip’ wherein I was trying to remove a predator.

    there are no positive connotations for the dunk tank, these arent equivalent.

    If you think gossip is a misogynistic term then examine yourself.







  • manuallybreathing@lemmy.mltoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldPriviet
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    9 days ago

    Communists arent all scrawny white hipsters, and fascists aren’t all cartoonish white 4chan users. This cartoon completely erases anyone who isnt a white dude.

    People who don’t agree with you have agency to make decisions. They are real people, not pathetic caricatures, and they really disagree with you.