"Audacious" isn't really less of a value statement than calling it "outrageous"; it just means that the writer believes amused receptiveness is the correct and sophisticated posture to take - ThreadSky

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tomscocca.bsky.social • 36 days ago

"Audacious" isn't really less of a value statement than calling it "outrageous"; it just means that the writer believes amused receptiveness is the correct and sophisticated posture to take

Reposted from Patrick Osgood

“Audacious.” What the fuck are these people doing.

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jnrn.bsky.social•36 days ago

Audacious is describing a low cut dress at a wedding. Not taking over a sovereign nation.

dreamondreamon.bsky.social•36 days ago

The Audacity of Genocide.

tedrooney.bsky.social•36 days ago

Which is exactly the problem with legacy media. They fail to recognize that value judgments are embedded in all language choices. There is no true neutrality.

davidrhoden.com•36 days ago

"in years". Like, how many years? 200+ years? Or should we just go back to the audacious Indian removals? That many years? Be more specific, @nytimes.com .