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This is what happens when stupid people decide that words can be bad.
Pete Hegseth, Trump's DUI hire, and his Dept of Defense will ban references to the Enola Gay, the WWII bomber that carried the nuclear bomb to Hiroshima.
It was named after the pilot's mother, not the sexual preference.
Pentagon's DEI purge
https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074
#USPol #ThoughtCrime #WWII #EnolaGay #USDOD #DEI #LanguagePolice #APNews -
"This is a confession. I love daytime TV. I smoke, even though I officially gave up years ago. I’m often late, and usually lie about why. And sometimes I feel good when others feel bad.
"The Japanese have a saying: “The misfortunes of others taste like honey.” […] In Hebrew enjoying other people’s catastrophes is 'simcha la‑ed'."
Excerpts from the #book #Schadenfreude by Tiffany Watt Smith: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606171225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/ @psychology @bookstodon
#pity #failures #empathy #envy #emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #grievability #mentalHealth #sadism #bondage #failures #joy #psychology #TiffanyWattSmith #bookStodon #wickedness
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"This is a confession. I love daytime TV. I smoke, even though I officially gave up years ago. I’m often late, and usually lie about why. And sometimes I feel good when others feel bad.
"The Japanese have a saying: “The misfortunes of others taste like honey.” […] In Hebrew enjoying other people’s catastrophes is 'simcha la‑ed'."
Excerpts from the #book #Schadenfreude by Tiffany Watt Smith: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606171225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/ @psychology @bookstodon
#pity #failures #empathy #envy #emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #grievability #mentalHealth #sadism #bondage #failures #joy #psychology #TiffanyWattSmith #bookStodon #wickedness
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"This is a confession. I love daytime TV. I smoke, even though I officially gave up years ago. I’m often late, and usually lie about why. And sometimes I feel good when others feel bad.
"The Japanese have a saying: “The misfortunes of others taste like honey.” […] In Hebrew enjoying other people’s catastrophes is 'simcha la‑ed'."
Excerpts from the #book #Schadenfreude by Tiffany Watt Smith: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606171225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/ @psychology @bookstodon
#pity #failures #empathy #envy #emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #grievability #mentalHealth #sadism #bondage #failures #joy #psychology #TiffanyWattSmith #bookStodon #wickedness
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"This is a confession. I love daytime TV. I smoke, even though I officially gave up years ago. I’m often late, and usually lie about why. And sometimes I feel good when others feel bad.
"The Japanese have a saying: “The misfortunes of others taste like honey.” […] In Hebrew enjoying other people’s catastrophes is 'simcha la‑ed'."
Excerpts from the #book #Schadenfreude by Tiffany Watt Smith: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606171225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/ @psychology @bookstodon
#pity #failures #empathy #envy #emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #grievability #mentalHealth #sadism #bondage #failures #joy #psychology #TiffanyWattSmith #bookStodon #wickedness
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"This is a confession. I love daytime TV. I smoke, even though I officially gave up years ago. I’m often late, and usually lie about why. And sometimes I feel good when others feel bad.
"The Japanese have a saying: “The misfortunes of others taste like honey.” […] In Hebrew enjoying other people’s catastrophes is 'simcha la‑ed'."
Excerpts from the #book #Schadenfreude by Tiffany Watt Smith: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606171225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/ @psychology @bookstodon
#pity #failures #empathy #envy #emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #grievability #mentalHealth #sadism #bondage #failures #joy #psychology #TiffanyWattSmith #bookStodon #wickedness
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Asking people to calm down protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting.
Tone policing: https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/
#emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #RobotHugs #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #adultSupremacy #manliness #humor #humour #feminism #empathy #grievability #mentalHealth #school #adultDomination #adultism #maleSupremacy #adults #patriarchy #whiteSupremacy #JKRowling #transGender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transPhobia #transLaw
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Asking people to calm down protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting.
Tone policing: https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/
#emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #RobotHugs #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #adultSupremacy #manliness #humor #humour #feminism #empathy #grievability #mentalHealth #school #adultDomination #adultism #maleSupremacy #adults #patriarchy #whiteSupremacy #JKRowling #transGender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transPhobia #transLaw
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Asking people to calm down protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting.
Tone policing: https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/
#emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #RobotHugs #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #adultSupremacy #manliness #humor #humour #feminism #empathy #grievability #mentalHealth #school #adultDomination #adultism #maleSupremacy #adults #patriarchy #whiteSupremacy #JKRowling #transGender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transPhobia #transLaw
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Asking people to calm down protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting.
Tone policing: https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/
#emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #RobotHugs #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #adultSupremacy #manliness #humor #humour #feminism #empathy #grievability #mentalHealth #school #adultDomination #adultism #maleSupremacy #adults #patriarchy #whiteSupremacy #JKRowling #transGender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transPhobia #transLaw
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Asking people to calm down protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting.
Tone policing: https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/
#emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #RobotHugs #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #adultSupremacy #manliness #humor #humour #feminism #empathy #grievability #mentalHealth #school #adultDomination #adultism #maleSupremacy #adults #patriarchy #whiteSupremacy #JKRowling #transGender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transPhobia #transLaw