{"id":1774219,"date":"2022-12-13T17:47:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T22:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1774219"},"modified":"2022-12-13T17:48:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T22:48:02","slug":"social-media-goes-wild-as-cambridge-dictionary-redefines-woman-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-goes-wild-as-cambridge-dictionary-redefines-woman-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Goes Wild As Cambridge Dictionary Redefines \u2018Woman,\u2019 \u2018Man\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocial-media-goes-wild-as-cambridge-dictionary-redefines-woman-man%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1774219&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the modern era, when up is down and left is right, when everything George Orwell predicted has come true, of course we\u2019re redefining words to mean whatever the woke leftists want them to mean.<\/p>\n<p>The Cambridge Dictionary is the latest, having decided to redefine the words \u201cman\u201d and \u201cwoman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A woman is now \u201can adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.\u201d And of course a man is \u201can adult who lives and identifies as male though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media, as one could predict, exploded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCambridge Dictionary decided it\u2019s no longer aligned with reality,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cambridge Dictionary decided it&#8217;s no longer aligned with reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 just another George. (@Raku________) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raku________\/status\/1602429546267136000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShame on Cambridge Dictionary. Identifying as a woman does not make someone a woman,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shame on Cambridge Dictionary. Identifying as a woman does not make someone a woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrienne (@TexMomACN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexMomACN\/status\/1602429970017832961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And one mocked the very definition of the famed lexicographer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA book that lives and identifies as a dictionary though it may have been said to have a different genre when written.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">a book that lives and identifies as a dictionary though it may have been said to have a different genre when written<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ideology enjoyer (@autistic_campus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/autistic_campus\/status\/1602431868825116672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Cambridge Dictionary spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11533295\/Cambridge-Dictionary-accused-kowtowing-woke-activists-updating-definition-woman.html\">told<\/a> the Daily Mail that the definitions were added in October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey carefully studied usage patterns of the word \u2018woman\u2019 and concluded that this definition is one that learners of English should be aware of to support their understanding of how the language is used,\u201d a statement read. \u201cThe first definition at the entry for \u2018woman\u2019 remains unchanged and continues to be \u2018an adult female human being.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Free Speech Union founder Toby Young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11533295\/Cambridge-Dictionary-accused-kowtowing-woke-activists-updating-definition-woman.html\">told<\/a> the Mail that the dictionary is going down a \u201cslippery slope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing to see identity politics creeping into the way a dictionary defines words,\u201d he said. \u201cThe claim that these supplementary definitions of \u201cwoman\u201d and \u201cman\u201d are based on \u201ccarefully studied usage patterns\u201d doesn\u2019t seem plausible. Who, apart from a few woke activists, define \u2018woman\u2019 and \u2018man\u2019 this way?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dictionary.com on Tuesday announced that \u201cwoman\u201d is the 2022 Word of the Year after searches for the word soared by more than 1,400%.<\/p>\n<p>The website, the top online English-language educational dictionary, defines \u201cwoman\u201d as \u201can adult female person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, the very matter of the definition of the word \u2018woman\u2019 was at the center of so many consequential moments, discussions, and decisions in our society,\u201d John Kelly, senior director of editorial at Dictionary.com, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur selection of \u2018woman\u2019 as the Word of the Year for 2022\u2014and how the word is defined, who is included in that definition, who the word applies and belongs to\u2014highlights how important the work of a dictionary is, and how dictionaries can impact people\u2019s lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"4e24213d2b3e262d3b3c220e2a2f27223739273c2b602d2123\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the modern era, when up is down and left is right, when everything George Orwell predicted has come true, of course we\u2019re redefining words to mean whatever the woke leftists want them to mean. 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