The Cambridge Dictionary Redefines ‘Man’ and ‘Woman’ By Lincoln Brown
EXCERPT:
Once upon a time, a dictionary could be used to provide you with the correct spelling of a given word, as well as its definition. No political commentary, no “directing” people to an acceptable mindset. Just the information you needed to help you express yourself properly.
Now? Not so much.
The Cambridge Dictionary has changed its definition of “man” to the following:
man
noun (MALE)
an adult male human being:
an adult who lives and identifies as male though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth:
- Mark is a trans man (= a man who was said to be female when they were born).
- Their doctor encouraged them to live as a man for a while before undergoing surgical transition.
The definition of “woman” now reads:
woman
noun
an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth:
- She was the first trans woman elected to a national office.
- mary [sic] is a woman who was assigned male at birth.
Isn’t that a bit transphobic? After all, if someone decides that they are a man, woman, ferret, or conch shell, isn’t it offensive to relegate them to nothing more than identifying as one? Are they not now fully a man, woman, cuttlefish, or Rubik’s Cube on any given day? How dare the Cambridge Dictionary dead-gender someone?
Most people, including many conservatives, are fine with an adult calling themselves whatever they want. Most people, including many conservatives, simply don’t care at this point. But this situation with the Cambridge Dictionary, provided it still identifies as a dictionary, is a different matter altogether.
This is an attempt to alter language. And once language has been altered, words can mean whatever someone with enough power wants them to mean. And then, words can be used against anyone at any time when it becomes convenient. And that includes the most radical progressives among us, if necessary. And then we are well on our way to “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.”
If you don’t believe me, you can look it up in the… Never mind.
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