DeFrEnTck, 19 days ago

@alcinnz Colours for sure, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%E2%80%93green_distinction_in_language
(the German sister article adds further examples from other languages). The meanings attributed to colours are even more diverse across cultures than the problem of having a name for a given colour.

alcinnz, 17 days ago

Local politics prompts to me to add "food" to this list...

Apparently sushi is "woke" according to toplevel ministers!

smallcircles, 17 days ago

@alcinnz depends how fresh it is ;p

alcinnz, 16 days ago

@smallcircles NZ Act's David Seymour is removing sushi from school lunches because its "woke". He only wants the most western/kiwi of foods in the school lunch program.

While I don't particularly care whether sushi is in school lunches, this reasoning must be mocked!

https://twitter.com/actparty/status/1787995308988780944?s=46&t=3S468SF_cUGvdsiwtkBDIA

smallcircles, 16 days ago

@alcinnz 😮

alcinnz, 19 days ago

Btw, I try to keep this in mind with everything I write. Including my hypotheticals!