Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Publications that don’t let you write “fuck” or “shit” also tend to observe practices that discourage mentioning those words — just like in the Harry Potter universe you can neither use nor mention Voldemort’s name. That’s how taboos work, it’s a non-semantic issue. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2021 Hibernated

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So I was originally taught use/mention by @KAnthonyAppiah who I think rightly said the question of taboo words is totally distinct from the semantics of use and mention. — PolitiTweet.org

People are screwing around with this intent-impact stuff, when the real question in these forbidden word cases is u… https://t.co/5hGiCY17n1

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@adamdavidson Yes, several. The American Prospect, The Atlantic, and most recently Vox. Why do you ask? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2021 Hibernated