Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

This points towards part of what's actually going on and why people keep trying to change the terminology. There's always a subset of people that use the terminology as a pejorative, because they see the people it refers to as either lesser or embarrassing to be a part of. Often children, because they don't know any better, but adults (whether children that never stopped or for other reasons) as well. Then the fact that the term is used as a pejorative spurs people (whether part of that group or not at this point) to change the accepted terminology to something else. Rinse and repeat.


It's called the "euphemism treadmill."




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: