But we cannot then pretend that the word has the same gravitas
I was not making doing so. I was making a statement about how the word sexist is actually used, and to a lesser extent how it is practical to use sexist ( in my experience when people say they they’re concerned about offending women and/social consequences that are strongly correlated with offending women). I thought this was clear from the post and the general context of how LW usually handles discussions about language. Furthermore, I don’t believe that your op or first response make it remotely clear that you have any justification beyond attempting connotation begging of your own to enforce a narrow normative definition of a broadly used term.
I typed this much because I unilaterally ending conversations when the participants don’t yet understand each other to be rude. However, now that (I think) we understand what the other is saying I don’t think this conversation is worth continuing, and my lack of counterargument should not be taken as agreement(or disagreement) with what (I think) you are claiming.
The LW rules on discussions about language aren’t “Don’t have them.” They’re, essentially, to have arguments about language when they clarify things, not when they confuse things.
Ok, that (kinda) clarifies things.
I was not making doing so. I was making a statement about how the word sexist is actually used, and to a lesser extent how it is practical to use sexist ( in my experience when people say they they’re concerned about offending women and/social consequences that are strongly correlated with offending women). I thought this was clear from the post and the general context of how LW usually handles discussions about language. Furthermore, I don’t believe that your op or first response make it remotely clear that you have any justification beyond attempting connotation begging of your own to enforce a narrow normative definition of a broadly used term. I typed this much because I unilaterally ending conversations when the participants don’t yet understand each other to be rude. However, now that (I think) we understand what the other is saying I don’t think this conversation is worth continuing, and my lack of counterargument should not be taken as agreement(or disagreement) with what (I think) you are claiming.
Sequentially, #11, #22, #23, #26, #30, #37.
And probably a few others.
The LW rules on discussions about language aren’t “Don’t have them.” They’re, essentially, to have arguments about language when they clarify things, not when they confuse things.