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Cambridge Dictionary changes definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’
NY Post ^
| December 13, 2022
| By Joe Silverstein
Posted on 12/13/2022 10:44:42 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Cambridge Dictionary is being criticized by conservatives on social media for altering the definitions of the words “man” and “woman” to include people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex.
The definition of woman, which previously represented the longstanding view on sex, now states that a woman is “an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”
Similarly, a man is now defined as “an adult who lives and identifies as male though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”
This change was met with pushback from many, who argued that redefining society’s categorization of gender and sex is harmful and inaccurate.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dictionary; homosexualagenda; perverts; woke
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:46:00 AM PST
by
ConservativeWarrior
(Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese proverb)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Man=XY chromosomes, Woman=XX chromosomes.
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:46:30 AM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(81 million votes my ass.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Convicted felons will also be pleased with the updated definition of Innocent:
“an adult who lives and identifies as innocent though they may have been said to have been convicted of a felony.”
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:48:27 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(No one is as asleep as the "woke". They define the term "useful idiot".)
To: ConservativeWarrior
Ah! The newest version of the NewSpeak Dictionary is out!
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:48:28 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
A brazen case of gender appropriation.
Where’s cancel culture when you need it?
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:49:23 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I always figured America would be destroyed by some nut with a nuke, not some nut with a dictionary.
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:49:50 AM PST
by
bigbob
(z)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
My List of Liars now expands to include #8 = Dictionaries.
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:52:20 AM PST
by
Scrambler Bob
(My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
To: ConservativeWarrior
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:55:08 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: EvilCapitalist
Man=XY chromosomes, Woman=XX chromosomes.
Precisely.
“...they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”
What someone “said”? NO, it’s what they ARE.
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:55:24 AM PST
by
Magic Fingers
(Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Among animals classed as “Mammals” which include Humans, any farmer can tell the difference between a male and female just by looking.
They don’t need a class in biology to tell the difference.
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posted on
12/13/2022 10:56:20 AM PST
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(BACK in Facebook Jail for quoting a line from the Dean Martin movie "Rough Night In Jericho.")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Okay, now dictionaries are “woke”?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I’ll see the Cambridge dictionary and raise my Holy Bible.
I win have a nice day.
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posted on
12/13/2022 11:05:40 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Is Supreme Court Justice Brown Jackson aware of this definition?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The dictionary is no longer the authority on the language. The dictionary gets it wrong and so has lost all credibility.
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posted on
12/13/2022 11:07:22 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(News media not worth camel spit. My pronouns: Who, What, I Don't Know.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
‘now states that a woman is “an adult who lives and identifies as female’
Ok, Matt Walsh can start working on his next blockbuster: “What is a Female?”
To: rlmorel
I saw they removed the word gullible as well.
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posted on
12/13/2022 11:17:00 AM PST
by
Mean Daddy
(Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Remind me not to buy the Cambridge dictionary or to send my kids to school there.
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posted on
12/13/2022 11:23:39 AM PST
by
Ge0ffrey
To: Mean Daddy
LOL, well, you can’t have one without the other I suppose!
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posted on
12/13/2022 11:28:34 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
To a critical theorist, words having meanings is Oldthink at best, verging on Crimethink.
The Cambridge Dictionary is trying to cope with current ruling class usage, but ultimately must be cancelled because it is a printed dictionary. It cannot be changed on the fly from day to day as politics dictate.
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posted on
12/13/2022 11:29:28 AM PST
by
Salman
(It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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