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jordan peterson stuck his head in the internet the way sylvia plath stuck her head in that oven to roughly equivalent results

THIS

Sometimes it can be hard to break out of that bubble. And a lot of me wishes it were as easy as black and white but it's not. I'm the only leftist in my whole extended family, i can count the democrats on one hand, and my two gay cousins voted for Trump. The people I'm out to voted for Trump, my sister even gloated about it.

I still live with my family, and I love my family. Are there parts of them i don't love, yes the part that doesn't worry about my rights in the future. But I understand they don't do it out of malice, just ignorance. They prioritize pro life and immigration over my rights, and I just have to live with that. People are nuanced, they're complex. Yeah it fucking sucks but that's just the world we live in

Young people have GOT to stop talking about conservatives like they're scary menacing monsters. Yes the policies they back are horrifically destructive but that's entirely because of how individually stupid, fearful, emotionally stunted, weak willed and catastrophically gullible they are. That all is what made them become right wing to begin with. Just the most easily manipulated zombie sheep on earth.

Mfw one of my special interests is leftism but I can't talk about it to anyone I know:

Linguistic Anarchy

[PT: Linguistic Anarchy /end PT]

Linguistic Anarchy is a subset of descriptivism (the idea that following linguistic rules is not always strictly necessary, read more about it on the wikipedia page) that emphasizes the bending or ignoring of linguistic rules to create more inclusive and accommodating language for queer people (especially neopronoun users) and preserving and recording language in an effort to oppose colonization.

[ID: A flag with three equal horizontal stripes. In descending order, the stripes are faded orange, faded yellow, and faded blue. The lower half of the flag is covered by a black triangle. In the center of the flag, there is a black circle with a white outline. In the middle of the symbol is a birdlike creature. End ID.]

The illustration in the center is a wug, which you can read about here.

Linguistic anarchy supports:

neopronouns, nounself pronouns, and emojipronouns

decolonization

degendering of language as needed

typing quirks with translation provided for accessibility

being accommodating and patient with people of neurodivergencies that make spelling and/or language difficult (i.e. dyslexia)

being accommodating and patient of those with OCD or similar who may feel the need to correct grammar or spelling

reclaiming slurs

normalization of Ebonics and similar

learning languages for communication or educational purposes (cultural appreciation)

Linguistic anarchy does NOT support:

spreading misinformation or disinformation about preexisting linguistic rules or concepts (i.e. folk etymologies)

getting rid of languages

misusing slurs or other offensive, marginalizing, and/or culturally appropriative language

prescriptivism

capitalism and associated concepts

bigotry

tagging @radiomogai (idk if this completely fits sorry)