• Bloops
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      1 year ago

      Language is a social phenomenon, yes.

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        1 year ago

        “Blacks and whites should be equal.” Would have been considered hate speech in 1890.

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          Thankfully your style of rebuttal would be just as tiresome in 1890 as it is in the modern day.

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            Except I’m 1890 I would have had the weight of academia and public policy behind me.