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TygrBright

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Mon Aug-28-06 01:50 PM
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31. Ha! Exactly....

:thwap:

It's like * using nicknames as a way of asserting power. Context is EVERYTHING.

Words used by consenting adults in private are a whole 'nother thing than words used (or misused) by ill-mannered semi-evolved life forms as nonconsensual power plays. When it's done by drooling neanderthals or snotty stick insects in a purely entertainment/social context, that's bad enough. When it's done by those in positions of power who should know better, we end up with a meaner, creepier, less functional society and an unfriendly, dangerous world to live in.

sadly,
Bright

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