#if i had a nickel for every time i was told something was transphobic that i personally didn't think was i would have.. a couple of nickels
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"if you have to cite the dictionary you've already lost"
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#doesn't make any sense to me but fuck words having meanings i guess#i'm not disagreeing that the term is ableist - it probably is (at least to some) considering the fact that you're arguing about it - but#the logic of that sentence.. idk man#word definitions do matter - whether they're problematic or not is a different story. but it being problematic doesn't change the#definition (or intended definition maybe??) or make it meaningless#note - i think there are a lot of words that are only an issue to some and aren't universally negative. i also think every person will#decide for themselves if they think a word is offensive or ableist or problematic or-#whether they do or don't doesn't change the definition and it doesn't mean everyone has to agree#if i had a nickel for every time i was told something was transphobic that i personally didn't think was i would have.. a couple of nickels#words be wording and languages are bananas and complicated and you can feel however about a word because it could very well be bad or be#used badly but that doesn't erase dictionary definitions nor does it make dictionary definitions worthless#it's just a weird morning over here lads idk#maison speaks
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