1708

submitted 2 years ago by Varven@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

251 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] user134450@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Because it’s a prejudicial term, not because the past isn’t fucking shitty.

If that were true then what do you call the classical age? The darker ages?

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

We generally say 'Antiquity' and 'Late Antiquity' anymore.

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ooh present-tense anymore! Really don't see that very often, but it's got a nice ring to it

Edit: it's a positive anymore not present-tense. Thank you @oktux@lemm.ee!

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Can you explain please ? I don't understand their sentence as it is

[-] oktux@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

It sounds odd to me too, but I found a wiki article on it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_anymore

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks, TIL I learned

this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2024

1708 points (98.1% liked)

People Twitter

10412 readers

490 users here now

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

Mark NSFW content.
No doxxing people.
Must be a pic of the tweet or similar. No direct links to the tweet.
No international politcs
Be excellent to each other.
Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it's a major celebrity, figure or any politician. See stickied post https://web.archive.org/save is an option. Archive.is is no longer recommended because they remove/alter content.
If a tweet (or similar) makes a statement of fact, either mark it as "satire" in the body or provide the original source link backing up the statement (see rule 6)

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS