Comments on: On changing the name to What Privilege http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/ so you think you don't have any Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jennifer Kesler http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/#comment-1217 Jennifer Kesler Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:42:41 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/?p=187#comment-1217 Isabel, then what do you suggest as a noun to describe someone who's willfully ignorant? "Fool" is the only word that comes remotely close, and it gets annoying just having one word to use in every single instance. Isabel, then what do you suggest as a noun to describe someone who’s willfully ignorant? “Fool” is the only word that comes remotely close, and it gets annoying just having one word to use in every single instance.

]]> By: Isabel http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/#comment-1216 Isabel Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:05:06 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/?p=187#comment-1216 "“Asshat” kind of approaches what I’m looking for, now that I think about it. " Please don't spread this incredibly annoying term any further. "As long as the person I’m speaking to/of understands it means one’s head is up one’s ass. :D" There was a great line in one of The Slits albums, "Untie your mind from your behind" "wilfully ignorant " Sometimes we just need two words. Although sometimes 'disingenuous' works. ““Asshat” kind of approaches what I’m looking for, now that I think about it. ”

Please don’t spread this incredibly annoying term any further.

“As long as the person I’m speaking to/of understands it means one’s head is up one’s ass. :D ”

There was a great line in one of The Slits albums, “Untie your mind from your behind”

“wilfully ignorant ”

Sometimes we just need two words. Although sometimes ‘disingenuous’ works.

]]> By: Iseryn http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/#comment-1160 Iseryn Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:36:10 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/?p=187#comment-1160 Closest I've seen are wilfully ignorant or wilfully oblivious, since they carry both the lack of awareness and the choice in it. I've also seen "don't use the sense God gave them", but that's a bit lengthy and something about it discomforts me though I've yet to figure out what that is. I can't think of a single word that covers it. Closest I’ve seen are wilfully ignorant or wilfully oblivious, since they carry both the lack of awareness and the choice in it.

I’ve also seen “don’t use the sense God gave them”, but that’s a bit lengthy and something about it discomforts me though I’ve yet to figure out what that is. I can’t think of a single word that covers it.

]]> By: Jen http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/#comment-1158 Jen Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:11:49 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/?p=187#comment-1158 I always considered 'fuckwit' to mean a specific type of wit rather than level. So rather than it meaning 'half wit' or 'low' wit, it's more like 'you have a fuck-like wit' Sort of like 'dick head'? I always considered ‘fuckwit’ to mean a specific type of wit rather than level. So rather than it meaning ‘half wit’ or ‘low’ wit, it’s more like ‘you have a fuck-like wit’
Sort of like ‘dick head’?

]]> By: Jennifer Kesler http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/#comment-1155 Jennifer Kesler Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:15:22 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/?p=187#comment-1155 LOL! Unfortunately, there's an argument to be made for "-wit" terms being derived from half-wit, which is definitely a slur, so while I've seen some anti-ableists recommend those terms as alternatives to "stupid" or "moron" or "idiot", others have argued they are ableist. "Asshat" kind of approaches what I'm looking for, now that I think about it. As long as the person I'm speaking to/of understands it means one's head is up one's ass. :D LOL! Unfortunately, there’s an argument to be made for “-wit” terms being derived from half-wit, which is definitely a slur, so while I’ve seen some anti-ableists recommend those terms as alternatives to “stupid” or “moron” or “idiot”, others have argued they are ableist.

“Asshat” kind of approaches what I’m looking for, now that I think about it. As long as the person I’m speaking to/of understands it means one’s head is up one’s ass. :D

]]> By: Jen http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/#comment-1154 Jen Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:00:47 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/?p=187#comment-1154 sorry bad html :o sorry bad html :o

]]> By: Jen http://whatprivilege.com/on-changing-the-name-to-what-privilege/#comment-1153 Jen Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:00:11 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/?p=187#comment-1153 <i> English doesn’t even bother having a word for people who can’t be bothered to apply their cognitive ability. <i> My mother said the word 'fuckwit' is reserved for these people. So there you go. :) English doesn’t even bother having a word for people who can’t be bothered to apply their cognitive ability.
My mother said the word ‘fuckwit’ is reserved for these people. So there you go. :)

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