How important is it to call things by their right name?
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@evan but why do you ask?
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How important is it to call things by their right name?
@evan
The point of communication is communication. If you are not transferring the right meaning, it is pointless. But also, language is dynamic and shifting. The idea that there is a right name is fundamentally flawed. -
How important is it to call things by their right name?
@evan
Sorry, I missed this poll when it was active. I am replying to this from my Pleroma instance, (not from Mastodon), using a computer that runs GNU/Linux.
Let us call things by their right name. -
@evan
Sorry, I missed this poll when it was active. I am replying to this from my Pleroma instance, (not from Mastodon), using a computer that runs GNU/Linux.
Let us call things by their right name.@lohang it's still open!
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@lohang it's still open!
@evan Oh really? At my end it says the poll ended 39 minutes ago.
Possibly an issue with the ActivityPub software I am running... or maybe a time zone glitch! -
How important is it to call things by their right name?
Thanks to everyone who replied. Here are my thoughts:
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Thanks to everyone who replied. Here are my thoughts:
Calling things by their right name has been a prominent part of movements I've supported or been an active participant in for a long time.
Which letters should be included in 2SLGBTQIA+, what name to call occupied places, how we refer to software released under particular licenses.
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Calling things by their right name has been a prominent part of movements I've supported or been an active participant in for a long time.
Which letters should be included in 2SLGBTQIA+, what name to call occupied places, how we refer to software released under particular licenses.
Names frame how we think. They are declarations of power -- who gets to say what the right name is. They are expressions of ideas and ways of thinking. They can mean a lot.
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Names frame how we think. They are declarations of power -- who gets to say what the right name is. They are expressions of ideas and ways of thinking. They can mean a lot.
But calling something by its right name does not in and of itself right the wrongs. Calling the attack on Gaza a genocide is correct, but that has not stopped the genocide. Right thinking might aid in right action, but it is not a substitute for right action. It is the beginning of justice, not the completion of it.
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But calling something by its right name does not in and of itself right the wrongs. Calling the attack on Gaza a genocide is correct, but that has not stopped the genocide. Right thinking might aid in right action, but it is not a substitute for right action. It is the beginning of justice, not the completion of it.
So, I think my answer has to be somewhat important. There are too many other more important things -- such as conveying information, taking action, and achieving results.
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Names frame how we think. They are declarations of power -- who gets to say what the right name is. They are expressions of ideas and ways of thinking. They can mean a lot.
@evan Manhattan Island lies on the Epstein River, I tell ya... someone should inform PM Carney
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Thanks to everyone who replied. Here are my thoughts:
@evan
Brother, I have a clinic appointment with my mother tomorrow. Please help me if you can.
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How important is it to call things by their right name?
@evan It must depend on the immediate context. In the context of computer programming, naming things correctly is pretty important.
From my archive: https://mastodon.social/@rperezrosario/114299594067375167
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@evan things? somewhat important.
people? VERY important.
@johnefrancis elaborate!
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@Ellis my thoughts are here
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So, I think my answer has to be somewhat important. There are too many other more important things -- such as conveying information, taking action, and achieving results.
@evan I like this reasoning and it convinces me to agree with you!
