Time's 'Which word should be banned in 2015'

GarIT

So Time has released it's annual poll asking which word of 2014 should be banned for next year and surprisingly (Although I agree) Feminism is leading with almost 50% of the vote (15 possible options).

Twitter is erupting in a rage of bad logic, 'empowered women' and quotes like "why don't we just ban men from voting", another user asks why the editors "chose to assign such a high value to feminism", while another claims that she feels this is "a personal attack" against her by time magazine.

http://time.com/3576870/worst-words-poll-2014/

Sheep Lover

"Time"

That'll show em.

AndonHandon

You're; your covers it just fine.

LizT

AndonHandon wrote: »

You're; your covers it just fine.

*twitch*

castletownman

Selfie or Onesie

You'd swear thhey are both new things like.

Karl Stein

What's up with this gender war bullshit?

To Elland Back

Beginning sentences with 'So'.

Lyaiera

Time.com wrote:

feminist: You have nothing against feminism itself

Except people actually engaging in feminism. Good job Time.

AlmightyCushion

Half of the list are phrase with more than one word.

Uncle Ruckus

Censorship.

Sonic Knuckles

Patriarchy

Don Kedick

Awesome.

ancapailldorcha

Twitter.

Hold the Cheez Whiz

GarIT wrote: »

So Time has released it's annual poll asking which word of 2014 should be banned for next year and surprisingly (Although I agree) Feminism is leading with almost 50% of the vote (15 possible options).

Twitter is erupting in a rage of bad logic, 'empowered women' and quotes like "why don't we just ban men from voting", another user asks why the editors "chose to assign such a high value to feminism", while another claims that she feels this is "a personal attack" against her by time magazine.

http://time.com/3576870/worst-words-poll-2014/

The inclusion of feminism in a list of slang words and memes gone bad doesn't really make sense, TBH.

Son Of A Vidic

Tax

Molester Stallone II

"Totes amazeballs"......

GarIT

Hold the Cheez Whiz wrote: »

The inclusion of feminism in a list of slang words and memes gone bad doesn't really make sense, TBH.

As far as I know its based off the most popular words online and suggestions. Clearly it makes sense to include feminist when it is beating all the others from 3rd to last combined.

GLaDOS

What a stupid poll

Gran Hermano

'Out', when preceded by an adjective. Especially 'happy'.

Gatling

I vote for a sticky

dirkmeister

Offensive/ offended.

LoganRice

wuh-evahh (aka whatever)
oh and "peng" but i'm guilty of that one

AlmightyCushion

I hope they ban literally. It is literally the most annoying thing ever.

Billy86

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

I've had just about enough of that one.

Billy86

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I hope they ban literally. It is literally the most annoying thing ever.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally :pac:

Gatling

Cab we ban

NIdge

Hidalgo

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I hope they ban literally. It is literally the most annoying thing ever.

This. It literally p*sses me off when people throw it into sentences.

Inappropriate use if the word 'like' is another.

I was like literally oh my god

Cantremember

Amazing

Cantremember

Basically

Cantremember

Absolutely

foggy_lad

To Elland Back wrote: »

Beginning sentences with 'So'.

so what should we start our sentences with:eek: I literally cant think of any other word:D

Billy86

foggy_lad wrote: »

so what should we start our sentences with:eek: I literally cant think of any other word:D

You could use, like, anything really.

Hold the Cheez Whiz

GarIT wrote: »

As far as I know its based off the most popular words online and suggestions. Clearly it makes sense to include feminist when it is beating all the others from 3rd to last combined.

That's like saying ban the words 'vegan' 'Marxism' or 'neoliberalism' since some people get their knickers in a twist about the politics behind the word. We clearly aren't talking about the same thing when we compare annoyance with 'bae' or 'okthxbye' with contentious political topics...that is, unless one has an axe to grind which, of course, would never happen here...

Cantremember

So, literally whatever is going to get banned basically because it's absolutely totes amaze balls.

The_Valeyard

Love/hate


Or

Literally

Tombi!

This should be done for AH.
We vote on a word/phrase. If you use it then you get flogged in the village square.

retro:electro

I think it should be this new word 'bae' that all the chung ones are saying. Shut up shut up shut up!

SeanW

Notice that "bossy" is also on the list. Which is bizarre considering that the feminists want to "ban bossy" because banning stuff is probably the "bossiest" thing a person can (try to) do.

Edit: What in the name of all that is holy does "Bae" mean?

seamus

SeanW wrote: »

Edit: What in the name of all that is holy does "Bae" mean?

It's basically a contraction of "babe". Why? Y'know, cos teenagers.

SMJSF

"bae"


I could rip the head off people who say it!!!

Joe Doe

~ Probably:

1. Christmas
Worked in a hipster agency in E1 whereby wearing a aul santa hat on the 24th was banned in case it offended the cardigan/sandal/guardian-reading^1 others of 'other or negligible beliefs systems'. Can only be refereed to now as 'holidays'.

2. Trousers
To neutralise the possibility of defining who 'wears the trousers' in a domestic setting. Matching sarongs are only to be worn (in grey only).

3. Revolution
These usually only come down from the sky, or are initiated by ^1 who have read the new £20 book from the funny chap with the long hair.

The Diabolical Monocle

celebrity news.

replace with - meaningless factoids of those mere mortals worshiped as deities by the truly, truly, truly moronic.

lazybones32

I'd be more in favour of banning certain words from being used by certain demogaphics:

Any Boss/Employer who uses "deadlines" or "thinking outside the box" and the other bs.
Teens who pronounce 'cool' as "kewwl" or any time they speak in a faux-American accent - a slap across the face may be more effective than a simple banning.
Banning Cork people from using "Do", "you", "know", "what", "I", "mean", like".

catallus

I've never heard of "peng"

Wibbs

Karl Stein wrote: »

What's up with this gender war bullshit?

Plus a fecking bazillion KS. What it has served to do is bypass actual real world concerns that affect men and women, both separately and equally, y'know... us humans, into two dumbed down for the dumb fcuks "sides" where the nutters and the whingers and the extremists are speaking for the rest of us the loudest and getting too bloody much attention.

I tend to reserve more of a "Oh just go away FFS" feeling towards your third wave hipster "feminists", but that's only because they've been around for longer, seem to be more dug in and have more of a knockon effect at times. However, your second wave Men's rights and MGTOW(and PUA. Jesus...) types are equally as bloody irritating for me. And this bullshít meme is spreading all over the place. We're seeing it on Boards of late very clearly.

It seems, to me at least in the media and especially the online world, the meek won't inherit the earth, the loud narcissistic whiners will.

masculinist

Wibbs wrote: »

However, your second wave Men's rights and MGTOW(and PUA. Jesus...) types are equally as bloody irritating for me. And this bullshít meme is spreading all over the place. We're seeing it on Boards of late very clearly.

I think you are being unfair to the concept of mens rights. MGTOW is a legitimate choice which affects nobody but the individual. PUA is no different from self help books marketed on Oprah for women about 'How to catch a man' , ''the rules'' etc and plenty of other relationship books about manipulating men or the situation to your own advantage in your personal or business relationships. They are not really out to take away any of your personal freedom or remove your agency.

In the mainstream and only part of Mens Rights, the part which intersects with politics there are lots of issues which need to be addressed and feminists while saying they are for egalitarianism have never seriously taken up the challenge. No mens rights movement would exist in any meaningful way if important issues had been addressed ethically. I just see men trying to do the right thing for half the population who have been left behind in many ways - themselves because nobody else will. Male suicides outnumber female suicides hugely- by almost 5 to 1. And while sections of the population claim to care about family , no thought has been given by legislators for fathers - or the children who love and need their fathers.


Feminism started abroad. Looking across to see how it is getting on abroad might give us some clues about the direction it might be heading in here as Feminists run out of legitimate things to complain about ...

Fat Christy

YOLO

When people say it in conversation, I want to punch something!! :mad:

AndonHandon

AndonHandon wrote: »

You're; your covers it just fine.

Just use "ur". Problem solved.

tritium

Can I ban two words when used in close proximity to each other:

Trigger and warning

Absolute latte drinking, guardian reading, sandal wearing, poor little precious ears bull****. Because we're all so glad that some twat wants to spare us the trauma of reading what they've helpfully provided us with- seriously, if you're that worried just don't show it to is in the first place. you're role as a prophet isn't that important! We won't be offended!

eviltwin

seamus wrote: »

It's basically a contraction of "babe". Why? Y'know, cos teenagers.

Bae stands for "before anyone else". Can refer to love interest or close friend.

I'm ashamed to admit that I actually know what it means

eviltwin

Can we ban:

twerk

selfie

hashtag

bestie / bff

mansplaining

and people who talk and write in text speak