The PC and Perpetually Offended Brigade

[leatherface]

Beyonce is under fire for a word in her new song 'renaissance'. The word in question? Took me some work trying to find it mentioned anywhere but it's 'spaz' as in 'spazzing out'. She has since re-recorded the song with a different word.

[Caomhaoin]

Completely pathetic.

[Eoin McLove]

  oh man...

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

This story, along with the Lizzo one regarding the same word a couple of months ago (thanks to which I even know who Lizzo is), is only interesting etymologically, as an example of US vs rest of the English speaking world semantic drift. Lankum changed their entire band name for very similar geographico-semantic reasons sure.

[Caomhaoin]

C'est une soulagement , alors, que tout les deux parlent le français, n'est pas?

Huge pressure on Spanish to be more gender neutral these days. I work with a much less intelligent Marxist than you who uses the @. So cool

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

What's the @? 

I'm down in herself's pueblo in Rioja at the moment. That pressure ain't being felt here anyway 

[Caomhaoin]

The @ instead of the o or a at the end of verbs. If you have 100 women and 1 lad in a group, you must say 'vosotros'.

I dunno, maybe they have a point.

[Caomhaoin]

Sorry, pronouns too.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Ah okay. Yeah, there are all sorts of (what I find to be) torturous spelling experiments in French to try to "neutralize" plurals. Think there'd be another revolution if someone suggested importing non-alphabet symbols.

[astfgyl]

This story, along with the Lizzo one regarding the same word a couple of months ago (thanks to which I even know who Lizzo is), is only interesting etymologically, as an example of US vs rest of the English speaking world semantic drift. Lankum changed their entire band name for very similar geographico-semantic reasons sure.

Didn't know that about Lankum but it reminded me that Girl Band changed their name because of potential offence or something like that. Can't even remember what they're called now.

[Ollkiller]

This story, along with the Lizzo one regarding the same word a couple of months ago (thanks to which I even know who Lizzo is), is only interesting etymologically, as an example of US vs rest of the English speaking world semantic drift. Lankum changed their entire band name for very similar geographico-semantic reasons sure.

Didn't know that about Lankum but it reminded me that Girl Band changed their name because of potential offence or something like that. Can't even remember what they're called now.

They're now Gilla band. Actually saw them at ATN at the weekend. Whopper gig.

[astfgyl]

Looked at a few bits on youtube they look like decent craic live. Wonder if they've anything new coming actually I thought The Talkies was very good.

[Ollkiller]

Looked at a few bits on youtube they look like decent craic live. Wonder if they've anything new coming actually I thought The Talkies was very good.

I heard they have a new album in the works. Never really listen to them on record. Seen them live 3 times. They are lethal live. Heavy as fuck.

[Mower Liberation Front]

Beyonce is under fire for a word in her new song 'renaissance'. The word in question? Took me some work trying to find it mentioned anywhere but it's 'spaz' as in 'spazzing out'. She has since re-recorded the song with a different word.

Can't wait til they discover Spazztic Blurr...

[ochoill]

Looked at a few bits on youtube they look like decent craic live. Wonder if they've anything new coming actually I thought The Talkies was very good.

They've a new single up and they'll have the album out soon.  The single is lethal and is right up your alley

https://gillaband.bandcamp.com/album/most-normal