Tag Archives: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Hey You with the Spooky White Skin, You’re a Racist!
In June 2020, Kennedy Mitchum, a 22-year-old graduate of Drake University, needed a way to call non-racists “racists,” so she emailed Merriam-Webster Dictionary to tell them to change the definition of "racism" in such a way as to enable people to use the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to call non-racists “racists.”
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged collective guilt, Critical Race Theory, Desiring God, John Piper, Kennedy Mitchum, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, racism, The Gospel Coalition, Tim Keller, Viktor Frankl
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the “Transing” of Language
Yesterday I commented under an article on The Hill on Merriam-Webster Dictionary adding “they” as a pronoun for “gender nonbinary” persons, an article that also referred to British singer Sam Smith‘s announcement that he’s “nonbinary.” Like Merriam-Webster, the Chicago Tribune has bought hook, line, and sinker the “trans” language rules. Writing about the singular man Sam Smith, the Trib wrote this embarrassing sentence:
Smith said they were excited and privileged for the support, adding that they’ve been “very nervous” about the announcement because they ”care too much about what people think.”
Someone responded to my Hill comment, and …
Posted in Sexuality
Tagged "they", Body Integrity Identity Disorder, Gender Dyphoria, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, nonbinary, NukeNado, pronoun laws, pronouns, Rachel Dolezal, Sam Smith, The Hill
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