It has recently been brought to my attention that is it possible for people to take offense when words are said by other people in close vicinities. It is the fault of what we shall be calling "exclusive language." Let's look at an example.
"Those girls are lame."
Oh, where to begin you must be wondering, for the previously uttered phrase is dripping with poison, as you can surely perceive. Let us begin with the sinful word "lame." While the word currently carries almost no remnants of it's previous meaning, it once was synonymous for someone who had no ability to walk. So it is quite clear that any person without fully functionally legs will take offense or anyone who has known such a person. A slightly less noticeable problem with our sentence in question is the world "girls." You see children, some "women" find the word "girls" offensive because it makes them seem young. Thousands of dollars spent on cremes and surgeries to make them look young and they just might take offense by such a ghastly word. So perhaps we should try to reword the sentence.
"Those females are not cool."
At first glance you might think we have fixed things. But alas!I feel the phrase "not cool" is derogatory and exclusive to those who experience hot flashes or people who live in a warm climate. And don't forget that females is exclusive of males, transgenders and various other gender/sexes.
I think we should get rid of language all together because it is so fucking exclusive.
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teehee
As long as we're not eating at a picnic
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