In my estimation, that word isn't part of their narrative and isn't feminized. It is aggressive and forward pointing.
What is interesting is that your suggestion points out that I might be also acting as a language gatekeeper and now I feel a bit weird about that. No one voted for me to do that and gatekeeping is antithetical to the pursuit of freedom.
I'm not sure how I feel about my position now, I will have to think about it.
I just want to arm our people with analytical tools so they understand how language and culture is being used against them and how they can unwittingly propagate this poison to everyone else in their community.
I appreciate the counter point.
I understand not wanting to use their language - I do not do so myself, as I have more descriptive ways to describe these people and I also don't want to sink to their level, if you will. I understood the premise behind your original point - that men need to not be feminised, and they should be using language that reflects this. Catering to their crap just enables them, after all.
It's the same thing with not partaking in their activities either. I don't get into something just because it's "popular" (and I will often avoid doing such things) - the only "popular" things that I might partake in, or like, were done so before those things became popular. Often it being thrust into the mainstream ends up fucking it up, too.
What I think is most important is that we are always seeking to improve ourselves in every possible way, and not regressing. These NPC clowns glorify mediocrity, consistently make excuses for not growing as people, and they seek to downgrade anyone who desires personal growth. They merely want free shit just by virtue of existing (hence the "participation trophy" adage) - and anyone who is infringing on that (or actively points out that said person is mediocre) needs to be destroyed at any cost.
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