In A Word
Words
It has been pressing on my lately about how people want to control how others think by how they insist we rewrite our language to their satisfaction. It is in no small way a reminder to me of New Speak in the book 1984 by George Orwell. People that want to change the meanings of words I have used for a lifetime to meet their agenda. I am not so much accepting this. I typically silently just ignore this. Though today I decided to post on the topic.
I am not interested in how noble a person's intentions are. If you try to redefine and force your connotation of a word on others then you do no one, not even yourself, a service. It would be nice if people could stop telling others what they should think when they hear a specific word. Trying to limit people's thoughts like this is going to create pushback and one should expect it. If you believe you have a better definition for a commonly used word, then choose another word that is closer to your interpretation, or invent one. Do not attempt to tell people what to think. It will not leave you in a good light.
Unus Nemo