Name Change is in Order

[Humerox]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Absolutely. That's how language works. There is no "objectivity" in language, a word only ever means what a majority of people think it means.

You don't come out and directly say it, but the meaning here is clear. To paraphrase, you're saying that since a majority of people think "holocaust" means the Jewish massacre, then that's what it means.

When, in fact, it doesn't. There are grammatical rules for distiguishing meaning. Context also plays a role. That is the crux of my argument. My platform is that the intent was not malicious or to insult Jews, or the "other" 5 million for that matter.

Someone else said something about "playing a victim" in this. That was pretty insightful...and I still say the OP just wants to grief the guild.