• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Right, but if you’ll continue reading, it’s how schools teach it in sociology class. I didn’t make the rubric, I just got suspended for questioning it.

    • Syntha@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      But this isn’t a sociology class? It’s not even a sociology forum. Words can have different meanings and connotations in different contexts. The academic definition of a word does not automatically trump the colloquial definition, especially not in non-academic circumstances.