Andy@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.world · edit-214 days agoTankies hate this one weird trickslrpnk.netimagemessage-square265linkfedilinkarrow-up1675file-text
arrow-up1675imageTankies hate this one weird trickslrpnk.netAndy@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.world · edit-214 days agomessage-square265linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepsycholocomotor_no2@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 days agoYou are systematically dismantling your arguments in favor of the term being vague. “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-up1·11 days 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.
minus-squarewholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days 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.
You are systematically dismantling your arguments in favor of the term being vague. “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.
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.
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.