Slveryder
2009-10-14 06:24:20
I think one thing that makes using words like liberal & progressive alright is that language isn’t static. Gay used to mean happy, now it means homosexual. Awful used to mean the same thing as awesome. Language shifts as a natural part of societal development. And today, I know diehard-Dems who get really uncomfortable if you say they’re liberal or when they have to say they’re liberal because it’s beginning to have very negative connotations.
I agree about controlling the language but I don’t think we need to try and reverse the tides. Use the language that has been given to us & make sure EVERYONE knows what it means.
