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  • setVeryLoud(true);to196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerulejob
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    2 hours ago

    Great write up, this highlights how powerful the way we use language can be, and why it’s important to consider the words and vocabulary we choose.

    The way we use language affects the way we think, it reframes topics and normalizes ideas.

    Patriarchal expressions are what we call “loaded”, similar to how calling an immigrant “alien” strips them of their humanity, or using the terms “blacklist” and “whitelist” reinforces “white good, black bad”.

    Loaded language can be used accidentally, or strategically to convey a particular emotion, and language can equally be unloaded, such as in the case of “letting go” instead of “firing”, or “passed away” instead of “died”, it distances the concept from the underlying emotion.











  • setVeryLoud(true);toCanadaNot So 'Crappy' Any Longer?
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    1 day ago

    I hate how much CT has stepped up their credit card sales tactics, I feel like their sales desk has creeped closer and closer to the entrance over the past few months.

    I really hate it because getting assaulted with a sales pitch triggers an anxiety attack for me. Maxi is also guilty of this (PC Financial), but they put them at the exit so you can’t leave.

    But I do have to admit what they have to sell is good, Canadian and decently priced. I end up there a lot regardless for car parts and tools.




  • Quebec’s secularism laws can be explained by looking at its history with religion, and how much religion has destroyed its society in the past.

    Government secularism is a way for Quebec to ensure clerical interference in government never happens again.

    Whether it should also affect individuals, and where the line between individuals and government is drawn, is a very hot topic even within Quebec.