• orlando [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    1 day ago

    Benighted is a weird, archaic word, and people should be shamed for using it

    let’s not get ahead of ourselves, unless a word is discriminatory or some sort of right wing shibboleth i don’t think it deserves an expiry date

    • quarrk [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      I was being mostly sarcastic about that, but I also get annoyed when people (especially liberals) use obscure words to sound smart. I think this is why Chris Hayes used it (actually, the incorrect beknighted) instead of a more obvious one