Andy@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agoTankies hate this one weird trickslrpnk.netimagemessage-square257linkfedilinkarrow-up1667arrow-down155file-text
arrow-up1612arrow-down1imageTankies hate this one weird trickslrpnk.netAndy@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agomessage-square257linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepsycholocomotor_no2@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYou are systematically dismantling your own arguments. “Tankie” is vague because it’s a word for a label and the underlying concept being referred to can be very different when different people say it.
minus-squarewholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAlso, my original point was that op didn’t look for a definition and just decided to bitch about it. Not about a specific definition.
minus-squarewholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAnd thats true for a lot of the English langagr. In fact it can even be geographical, like the word faggot. But its still clear when its a slur and when its a cigarette. There’s the entire history and usage on that page for you.
You are systematically dismantling your own arguments. “Tankie” is vague because it’s a word for a label and the underlying concept being referred to can be very different when different people say it.
Also, my original point was that op didn’t look for a definition and just decided to bitch about it. Not about a specific definition.
And thats true for a lot of the English langagr.
In fact it can even be geographical, like the word faggot. But its still clear when its a slur and when its a cigarette.
There’s the entire history and usage on that page for you.