In the modern era, when up is down and left is right, when everything George Orwell predicted has come true, of course we&#8217;re redefining words to mean whatever the woke leftists want them to mean.
The Cambridge Dictionary is the latest, having decided to redefine the words “man” and “woman.&#8221;
A woman is now “an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.” And of course a man is “an adult who lives and identifies as male though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”
Social media, as one could predict, exploded.
&#8220;Cambridge Dictionary decided it&#8217;s no longer aligned with reality,&#8221; one user wrote.
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Cambridge Dictionary decided it&#39;s no longer aligned with reality.
&mdash; just another George. (@Raku________) <a href="https://twitter.com/Raku________/status/1602429546267136000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Shame on Cambridge Dictionary. Identifying as a woman does not make someone a woman,&#8221; wrote another.
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Shame on Cambridge Dictionary. Identifying as a woman does not make someone a woman.
&mdash; Adrienne (@TexMomACN) <a href="https://twitter.com/TexMomACN/status/1602429970017832961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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And one mocked the very definition of the famed lexicographer.
&#8220;A book that lives and identifies as a dictionary though it may have been said to have a different genre when written.&#8221;
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a book that lives and identifies as a dictionary though it may have been said to have a different genre when written
&mdash; ideology enjoyer (@autistic_campus) <a href="https://twitter.com/autistic_campus/status/1602431868825116672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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A Cambridge Dictionary spokesman <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11533295/Cambridge-Dictionary-accused-kowtowing-woke-activists-updating-definition-woman.html">told</a> the Daily Mail that the definitions were added in October.
“They carefully studied usage patterns of the word ‘woman’ and concluded that this definition is one that learners of English should be aware of to support their understanding of how the language is used,” a statement read. “The first definition at the entry for ‘woman’ remains unchanged and continues to be ‘an adult female human being.&#8217;”
Free Speech Union founder Toby Young <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11533295/Cambridge-Dictionary-accused-kowtowing-woke-activists-updating-definition-woman.html">told</a> the Mail that the dictionary is going down a &#8220;slippery slope.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s disappointing to see identity politics creeping into the way a dictionary defines words,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The claim that these supplementary definitions of “woman” and “man” are based on “carefully studied usage patterns” doesn’t seem plausible. Who, apart from a few woke activists, define &#8216;woman&#8217; and &#8216;man&#8217; this way?&#8221;
Meanwhile, Dictionary.com on Tuesday announced that &#8220;woman&#8221; is the 2022 Word of the Year after searches for the word soared by more than 1,400%.
The website, the top online English-language educational dictionary, defines &#8220;woman&#8221; as &#8220;an adult female person.&#8221;
&#8220;This year, the very matter of the definition of the word &#8216;woman&#8217; was at the center of so many consequential moments, discussions, and decisions in our society,&#8221; John Kelly, senior director of editorial at Dictionary.com, said in a statement.
&#8220;Our selection of &#8216;woman&#8217; as the Word of the Year for 2022—and how the word is defined, who is included in that definition, who the word applies and belongs to—highlights how important the work of a dictionary is, and how dictionaries can impact people&#8217;s lives,&#8221; he said.
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On Tuesday, an academic who teaches at the University of Cambridge precipitated outrage when she tweeted, “I&#8217;ll say it again. White Lives Don&#8217;t Matter. As white lives.”
Dr. Priyamvada Gopal later followed with a tweet that said succinctly, “Abolish whiteness.”
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Abolish whiteness
&mdash; Priyamvada Gopal (@PriyamvadaGopal) <a href="https://twitter.com/PriyamvadaGopal/status/1275321778961866752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Gopal was barraged with threats and invective after her statements, and Twitter required her to remove the first post.
On Wednesday night, she announced that the university had promoted her to a full professorship.
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Thanks to everyone who wrote to <a href="https://twitter.com/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Twitter</a>: the ludicrous ban has been lifted. I am therefore delighted to share with you personally, that last night Cambridge promoted me to a full Professorship. The hate mails &amp; threats are coming in non-stop but <a href="https://twitter.com/CambridgeCops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CambridgeCops</a> are following up
&mdash; Priyamvada Gopal (@PriyamvadaGopal) <a href="https://twitter.com/PriyamvadaGopal/status/1276120247104344065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Gopal, 51, teaches in the Faculty of English at Churchill College, and after her Twitter post Tuesday night, a petition was launched titled “Fire Cambridge Professor for Racism” on change.org.
On Wednesday Gopal stated on Twitter: “I would also like to make clear I stand by my tweets, now deleted by Twitter, not me. They were very clearly speaking to a structure and ideology, not about people. My Tweet said whiteness is not special, not a criterion for making lives matter. I stand by that.”
The university backed Gopal and attacked those who targeted her, stating, “The University defends the right of its academics to express their own lawful opinions which others might find controversial and deplores in the strongest terms abuse and personal attacks. These attacks are totally unacceptable and must cease.”
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The University defends the right of its academics to express their own lawful opinions which others might find controversial and deplores in the strongest terms abuse and personal attacks. These attacks are totally unacceptable and must cease.
&mdash; Cambridge University (@Cambridge_Uni) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cambridge_Uni/status/1275819264327528449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The Cambridge branch of the University and College Union (UCU) echoed, “Solidarity with Priyamvada Gopal — being targeted with vile sexist and racist abuse for speaking up against white supremacists. We are proud to be your colleagues both on the picket line and off it. BlackLivesMatterSolidarity.”
In contrast to its reaction to Gopal’s tweet, Cambridge University <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7516365/Cambridge-scientist-sacked-publishing-racist-research-reveals-suing-university.html">rescinded a visiting fellowship invitation</a> to Jordan Peterson in March last year for being photographed next to a man in a T-shirt reading &#8220;I’m a proud Islamophobe.”
Last week, Gopal claimed she had been the victim of “consistently racist profiling and aggression by porters” at Kings College, and thus would &#8220;supervise students&#8221; there no more. Saying she was doing so “on my behalf and of other people of colour,” she added:
<blockquote>With deep regret but with 17 years of consideration behind it, I have finally decided on my behalf &amp; of other people of colour @Cambridge_Uni to refuse to supervise any students at @Kings_College. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH of the consistently racist profiling &amp; aggression by Porters … It&#8217;s for the students that over the years I&#8217;ve hesitated to take this decision. But I think it&#8217;s come to point where it is for students, BAME students who&#8217;ve shared their Kings stories with me, that I must do it. Oh and today, I repeatedly asked them to address me as &#8216;Dr. Gopal&#8217; and repeatedly failed to get them to address me as anything other than &#8216;madam.’</blockquote>
A King&#8217;s College spokesperson responded, “We have investigated the incident and found no wrongdoing on the part of our staff. Every visitor was asked to show their card during the course of that day, as the College was closed to everyone except King&#8217;s members. Non-members such as Dr. Gopal were asked to take alternatives routes, around the College. This was a matter of procedure, not discrimination. King&#8217;s College is a rich and diverse community, and take the wellbeing of its students and staff extremely seriously. We remain committed to being an inclusive and welcoming environment in which to work and study. We categorically deny that the incident referred to was in any way racist.&#8217;
Gopal is no admirer of Piers Morgan or President Trump; after an interview Morgan conducted, she tweeted, “Let me take this in: Piers Morgan, newly right-on, but known worshipper of the Orange Hellbeast, has a problem with &#8216;aggression.&#8217; Okay.”
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Let me take this in: Piers Morgan, newly right-on, but known worshipper of the Orange Hellbeast, has a problem with &#39;aggression.&#39; Okay.
&mdash; Priyamvada Gopal (@PriyamvadaGopal) <a href="https://twitter.com/PriyamvadaGopal/status/1275475288995123203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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