Blog #3 - Words

As cultures change, those things in that culture that are socially acceptable become more and more vast. Just by asking my paretns the words and phrases they used to say, I could tell just how much our language has changed in the last 30 years. And as the 21st centry begins its frim hold on us we see that the words we use, in this case "queer" and 'dyke", are changing. And honesttly, I do not think that this is a bad thing. Words change meaning all the time, and new words are made up for those old words that have lost there original meaning. This is evolution, we can not stop it. If we did then we would only be putting a shell on ourselves.

And I do not the changing of these particular words is out of hate. Yes, I think at times they are used in a hateful way, but I think that comes down to the individual using it. In the end these are just words, and though when these words are said with hatred behind them they can be hurtful, they are still just words, and people have the power and meaning behind those words. We changed them, we can change them again and I am sure that will happen as we wee the next stage of word evolution.