Culture Police Blotter
By Mitch Berg
While smoking the happy weed is the latest libertarian distraction, the term “Marijuana” is suddenly on the outs:
Today “cannabis” and “marijuana” are terms used more or less interchangeably in the industry, but a vocal contingent prefers the less historically fraught “cannabis”. At a time of intense interest in past injustices, some say “marijuana” is a racist word that should fall out of use.\
Bu then, by that same token, isn’t smoking ganja (I’m swtiching to appropriating Jamaican culture, thanks) itself appropriative? Aren’t all those lilywhite honky weed activists stealing the recreation of all those Mexican immigrants and black jazz musicians?
And as long as we’re going to start policing the language for appropriation – shouldn’t we scupper the word “Jazz”? Originally a New Orleans black term for the horizontal mambo, it was originally adopted by white critics to disparate “negro” music.
Isn’t it time for a more complete linguistic housecleaning?
January 29th, 2018 at 11:52 am
The modern theory of outlawing words because they regulate your thoughts is both superstitious nonsense and attempted totalitarianism. Thoughts already exist, the words give expression to the thoughts. Liberals want to deny people the chance to think for themselves, to make certain things literally ‘unthinkable,’ and thus dominate and control the public.
Saying the word “marijuana” does not make the return of slavery more likely, just as saying the name “Voldemort” does not make his return more likely. Those who believe otherwise lack a firm grasp on reality.
January 29th, 2018 at 12:21 pm
Howzabout “dope”? Or “grass”? Or any number of other words for it……?
January 29th, 2018 at 12:52 pm
To quote Plant, ‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
January 30th, 2018 at 7:06 pm
Maybe we should all just shut the fuck up and be done with it.
January 31st, 2018 at 3:22 am
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