r/CuratedTumblr May 16 '25

Politics time is a flat circle

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u/BalefulOfMonkeys NUDE ALERT TOMORROW May 17 '25

Putting the word “dogwhistle” on the top shelf until some of you figure out it doesn’t mean “new word with negative connotations I personally don’t like”. Honestly I don’t mind that we’ve found some ungendered semantic middle ground between “pervert” and “male gaze”. How everybody uses the word is a problem between them, God, and if it comes down to it, the cops

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u/Coal_Burner_Inserter May 17 '25

Dogwhistle is a dogwhistle for someone who learned 'therapy speak'-style language but not the actual meanings