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Few Americans regularly use social-justice terms such as antiracism and toxic masculinity

Dis- means and implies wrong, bad, declining, reversing, evil, and harmful.

Dis-gust, by way of example, means 'bad-taste'.
No that is only one meaning. It also means not or opposite when added to the beginning of a word.
 
I disagree with that claim. Many uses of the dis- prefix are indisputably quite distinguished, in fact.

For example, if one were to discover that a distant relative of discerning taste discharged their duty to exercise discretion regarding confidentiality of their sources while researching for their dissertation, that wouldn't be cause for disdain.
"...reversing..."
 
Which is not negative or positive.
I guess you don't want to concede that language maps multiples of meaning; it's why I included all major modern English uses of dis-.

But, dis- does very broadly imply  disfunction, or distance from perceived norms, which is why  disgendered as a term is so  disappointing and  disheartening.
 
I guess you don't want to concede that language maps multiples of meaning; it's why I included all major modern English uses of dis-.

But, dis- does very broadly imply  disfunction, or distance from perceived norms, which is why  disgendered as a term is so  disappointing and  disheartening.
I already said it has multiple meanings. You just want to go with the negative one.
Nothing more.
 
The terms listed are largely used primarily in academic or social justice context, and are not expected to be used in casual conversation. The lack of use of a particular term does not automatically equate to disapproval. I know what all of the terms mean, I don't use all of them, but I don't necessarily disagree with any of them.

That said, the Democratic party did not run on a terribly "woke" platform this time around. Kamala talked more about owning a gun then she did about trans people (who a point was made not to mention at all). Right-wing media did a good job of painting Kamala as some "socialist woke lefty DEI hire" by simply saying she was, but the platform she ran on was far from it (for better or for worse, depending on who you ask).
No, she did not 'run' on a terribly woke platform, but she had plenty on record that she couldn't distance herself from because it was never attempted to be explained ( Her own campaign kept her away, like they did Biden, from public scrutiny and questions)
 
No, she did not 'run' on a terribly woke platform, but she had plenty on record that she couldn't distance herself from because it was never attempted to be explained ( Her own campaign kept her away, like they did Biden, from public scrutiny and questions)
Can you provide specific examples (I have a few in my head, just want to see what page we’re on)?
 

Few Americans regularly use social-justice terms such as antiracism and toxic masculinity​



More at the link with some pretty graphs.

When most Americans use those terms, it is with contempt. Maybe Yougov can lead Democrats in out of the tall weeds in left field? And, maybe not. I say leave them out there, so they don't brainwash real men and women any worse than they have. They can continue lecturing about LatinX, while real Latinos come into the Republican fold.
Ignorance is not a virtue
 

Few Americans regularly use social-justice terms such as antiracism and toxic masculinity​



More at the link with some pretty graphs.

When most Americans use those terms, it is with contempt. Maybe Yougov can lead Democrats in out of the tall weeds in left field? And, maybe not. I say leave them out there, so they don't brainwash real men and women any worse than they have. They can continue lecturing about LatinX, while real Latinos come into the Republican fold.
Is there some reason you don't think toxic masculinity should be talked about?
 
I realize that you made a typo - but we are most certainly not experiencing an epidemic of birth flu. Americans to be extinct soon.
You don't want immigration and you're mad about declining birth rates and also don't want to give people paid parental leave or universal healthcare and you want to dismantle the department of education.

Hey man, feels like you're part of the problem.
 
Don't be silly. Toxic feminists prattle on all day about stupid things like cisgender. Crazed progressives encourage them.
How frightening!!!!
 
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