This is my own opinions and my own pet peeves, but honestly after seeing a post unironically titled “Democratic cum guzzling” I’m kinda just done.
This applies irrespective of content, good or bad. If someone wrote the best theoretical work since Lenin but wrote it with these terms, I’d still be miffed that I had to read it.
1.Sexual things
I’m not a puritan. In fact im very sexual [probably part of why I have such an interest in the French Revolution]. But goddamn do I hate the normalizing of terms related to it being used in an argumentative sense. “Getting clapped”, “glazing,” [note:although hearing “stop glazing me Zohran” was hilarious], cucking/getting cucked, “democratic cum guzzling,” etc.
It feels just like we’ve returned to Roman times and being a bottom is the worst insult known to man [although there’s probably a tinge of homophobia/misogyny to it to, because it’s the internet. (Not necessarily in communist spaces but definitely outside of them).
It’s not a personal thing either, I just find it really immature an unsubstansive.
- News argument terms like “blasts,” “slams,” etc.
This applies mostly to the news, but goddamn do I hate these terms. They mean nothing but they’re basically used anytime a person of interest says anything less than “I will personally beat you do death.”
“China SLAMS new US proposal”
“Trump BLASTS lawmakers”
Those two words get used so much in news articles and I hate it so much. Like before it’s just so immature. I can read a news article without some headline telling me how x person is DESTROYING their opposition or whatever.
- “Based” and “___-pilled”
I know its hypocritical, because I do used Based a lot. But honestly it’s just really boring, and I think im gonna stop using it. Also I don’t like 4-chan. This isn’t as serious as the other ones, I just wish we had better words. [Also based? Based on what?]
That’s all. I really did just need to get this out. I think for me I just really don’t like being treated immaturely, so a lot of this stuff grates me because it treats me as some form of child who needs to constantly be hyperbolic and has no sense of maturity.
Well, I get your point. While it is true that in the internet people use slang left and right, some topics that are important and shouldn’t be taken lightly are often seen with those words. Here are some points off the top of my mind that are in favour and against them: