Paul Farhi (Washington Post): term groomer "used to demonize Democrats and educators who discussed sexuality or gender identity with young children." - Kotaku In Action 2

Paul Farhi (Washington Post): term groomer "used to demonize Democrats and educators who discussed sexuality or gender identity with young children." (archive.ph)

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– blackestknight 6 points 2 years ago +6 / -0

Uh ? Of course it's possible. And it's a good thing.

de·mon·ize

verb

portray as wicked and threatening.

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– Indipendepede 5 points 2 years ago +5 / -0

He means demonise has the implication of being mischaracterisation rather than descriptive. If they are already a demon, you can't demonise them (turn them into a demon). Colloquially, he's just being pedantic.

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– blackestknight 5 points 2 years ago +5 / -0

I mean, he probably didn't really know the definition of the word since it's been used as a "bad thing" for so long. But we are in fact portraying them as wicket and threatening because that's what they are.

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