- Kalkaline ( @Kalkaline@leminal.space ) English31•8 days ago
If I call a snake poisonous, or a frog venomous there is no knowledgeable person that will be confused about what I’m saying. The only people who bring this point up are people who love to be pedantic.
- LoreleiSankTheShip ( @LoreleiSankTheShip@lemmy.ml ) English16•8 days ago
Would you say the same thing about being envious and being jealous?
- cheesymoonshadow ( @cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world ) English6•8 days ago
And nauseous vs. nauseated.
- MicrowavedTea ( @MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub ) English11•8 days ago
Unless we’re talking about eating the snake. That could cause some confusion.
- lolcatnip ( @lolcatnip@reddthat.com ) English2•8 days ago
This is the flip side of people trying to justify all kinds of obviously incorrect language by saying it’s just the language evolving.
- averyminya ( @averyminya@beehaw.org ) English3•8 days ago
If it’s colloquially accepted then that does tend to be the case.
If they are just saying the wrong words and trying to justify it, that’s a different story. But far too often it’s colloquial and classicalists are just being obtuse by not growing with the language.
- Simulation6 ( @Simulation6@sopuli.xyz ) English1•7 days ago
A possibly important distinction is lost, though.
- ulterno ( @ulterno@lemmy.kde.social ) English0•8 days ago
Wait until you have to go out in the wilderness and eat snakes. Then you find a non-venomous snake with hypodermic poison.
- Lime Buzz (fae/she) ( @SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org ) English3•8 days ago
Voodoo like they’re suggesting is made up of old racist ideas about certain religions and spiritual practices. So no, they’re wrong and racist about that part.
- Mossy Feathers (They/Them) ( @MossyFeathers@pawb.social ) English10•7 days ago
I’m pretty sure it’s a joke to refer to some form of mysterious, unknowable power conducted by secretive practitioners or something. However, if you’re gonna get upset about it and accuse people of being bigots then you should probably be more specific about which religion you’re referring to and what’s wrong with their statement. There are a number of religions that get called “voodoo” like Louisiana Voodoo, Haitian Vodou, Hoodoo, and Juju. Some of these religions encourage secrecy, others don’t. Some incorporate magic, others don’t. Some use talismans, others feature spiritual possession, and so on.
Edit: like, I’m not saying you’re necessarily right or wrong, but you gotta be more specific if you want to clear up misconceptions, and you have to make sure you have your facts straight. You can’t just say, “X is wrong/bad” and expect everyone to go along with it if they can’t see why it’s wrong or bad. Yes, you could just tell people to shut up and get with the program, but the kind of people who are willing to just “shut up and get with the program” probably are not going to be strong supporters because they don’t really understand what they’re supporting.
- lolcatnip ( @lolcatnip@reddthat.com ) English3•8 days ago
Fun fact: a hoodoo is also a kind of rock formation.
- 4oreman ( @4oreman@lemy.lol ) English3•8 days ago
this whole thread bites
- flora_explora ( @flora_explora@beehaw.org ) English2•7 days ago
@fossilesque Your chance to replace the legs of one person with the Saddam Hussein figure…