{"id":2385474,"date":"2025-01-02T08:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-us-unburden-ourselves-of-the-stupid-things-that-have-been\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T08:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:08:29","slug":"let-us-unburden-ourselves-of-the-stupid-things-that-have-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-us-unburden-ourselves-of-the-stupid-things-that-have-been\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Us Unburden Ourselves Of The Stupid Things That Have Been"},"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\">22<\/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%2Flet-us-unburden-ourselves-of-the-stupid-things-that-have-been%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=2385474&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>As we enter \u200da new year,\u200c the author reflects on the things \u200cto let go of, starting with \u2064political \u2062figures and celebrities that may\u200b be easier\u2064 to part with. They suggest that while some farewells are bittersweet, others, like saying goodbye\u2064 to \u200bcertain trends or outdated terminologies, \u200dcan be quite satisfying. The article critiques specific terms that have fallen out of favor or are seen as unnecessary, such as referring to X as the platform &#8220;formerly known as Twitter,&#8221; the use of \u200cthe term &#8220;Latinx,&#8221; and various \u2063trendy \u200bphrases that the \u200dauthor believes should no longer \u200cbe part of modern vernacular. The overall \u200dtone is\u2062 one \u2062of frustration towards social and media trends perceived as artificial or imposed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As we usher in a new year, it&rsquo;s time to let go of the old.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, some things are easier to say goodbye to than others. Ditching the old, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">doddering dementia patient occupying<\/a> the White House for a few more weeks, for instance, easy peasy. Cutting loose the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/24\/us-news\/second-gentleman-doug-emhoffs-ex-speaks-out-about-2012-assault-at-cannes-film-festival-i-saw-his-dark-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly slap-happy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/douglas-emhoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Second Gentleman<\/a>, a piece of cake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other useless things may prove harder to get rid of. Like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceotodaymagazine.com\/2024\/11\/the-celebrities-who-said-theyd-leave-the-u-s-if-donald-trump-won-the-presidency-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long line of leftist celebrities <\/a>who swore they would leave the country if Donald Trump were reelected. Well the 45th president is about to become the 47th, and the famously deranged are still here. And it doesn&rsquo;t appear that MSNBC&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/msnbc-hosts-ruhle-reid-taking-pay-cuts-following-major-ratings-slump-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle<\/a> are going away, at least for now, despite being told they must take a massive pay cut. The left-wing nuts&rsquo; audience certainly has disappeared, however.<\/p>\n<p>Shakespeare tells us through time that parting is such sweet sorrow. Not always. Sometimes saying goodbye is just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hillary-clinton-has-coughing-fit-on-rachel-maddow-show\/\" title=\"WATCH: Hillary Clinton Has Coughing Fit On \u2018Rachel Maddow Show\u2019\">real pleasure<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>So in that spirit, here are some things that definitely need to leave in the new year. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>It&rsquo;s X. Just X.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Memo to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">corporate media<\/a>: You can stop telling us that X is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter. We know. Enough already. Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/27\/technology\/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bought Twitter<\/a> more than two years ago. At this point, the leftists running corporate media are doing the whole &ldquo;formerly known as&rdquo; schtick as pathetic nostalgia. They so desperately want the conservative speech-suppressing social media platform of old that they have to keep reminding us that there was a time when Musk didn&rsquo;t own it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Latinx es Estupido&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>You know who loves the made-up word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2022\/why-is-latinx-still-used-if-hispanics-hate-the-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Latinx<\/a>? White liberals, particularly women, who prize cats and their misguided sense of self-satisfaction above real human contact and reality. While no one asked for it, they insist on an &ldquo;alternative to the gender binary inherent to formulations such as Latina\/o,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/womensvoices.org\/beyondthelabel\/cleaning-products-marketed-latinx-community\/#:~:text=*%20Latinx%20is%20used%20as%20an,anyone%20of%20Latin-American%20descent.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to <\/a>&ldquo;gender justice&rdquo; group <a href=\"https:\/\/womensvoices.org\/about\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women&rsquo;s Voices for the Earth<\/a>. You know who hates the word Latinx? Everyone else, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/latinx-do-hispanics-still-hate-the-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hispanics<\/a> who resent the radical LGBTQ scene foisting it upon them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;The Ick&rsquo; Terms of 2024&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of stupid words that should cease to exist, how about the made-up term <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6694485\/bed-rotting-girl-dinner-barbiecore-dictionary-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;pretty privilege.&rdquo;<\/a> Clearly dreamed up by aggrieved ugly people, pretty privilege is <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6694485\/bed-rotting-girl-dinner-barbiecore-dictionary-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defined<\/a> as &ldquo;an unearned and mostly unacknowledged societal advantage that a person has by fitting into the beauty standards of their culture.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6694485\/bed-rotting-girl-dinner-barbiecore-dictionary-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> Dictionary.com, which made the ill-advised choice to include the nonsensical DEI noun among 1,700-plus words it added or updated to its database in 2024. Other gems include, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/e\/gen-z-slang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;bussin,&rdquo;<\/a> &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/barbiecore#:~:text=Phonetic%20(Standard)%20IPA-,noun,wardrobe%20of%20the%20Barbie%20doll.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barbiecore,&rdquo;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/greedflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;greedflation,&rdquo;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/e\/slang\/the-ick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;The ick,&rdquo;<\/a> which is a &ldquo;sudden feeling of disgust or dislike, often in response to the actions of another person.&rdquo; To use it in a sentence, The ick is what I feel when I read or hear idiotic new words and phrases created and forced into the mainstream by people who can&rsquo;t write complete, coherent sentences.<\/p>\n<h2>Spit This Out<\/h2>\n<p>Isn&rsquo;t it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-policies-concern-second-amendment-advocates\/\" title=\"Biden gun policies concern Second Amendment advocates\">long past time<\/a> to put the whole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91248975\/why-hawk-tuah-girls-crypto-scandal-may-be-defining-moment-of-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;Hawk Tuah Girl&rdquo;<\/a> phenomenon to bed, so to speak? A society transfixed by a young woman explaining how to create a goober lubricant is a society with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/8-reasons-why-rome-fell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fall-of-Rome destiny<\/a>. Rarely have those with so few discernible legitimate professional skills risen so highly in public notice. Hawk Tuah Girl, otherwise known as Haliey Welch, has turned her hacking, viral sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dFnV3qDpNLY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video clip<\/a> into a golden ticket to influencer land. She&rsquo;s got a podcast, a line of merchandise, and, now, a meme coin. The group behind it is now facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13seattle.com\/news\/hawk-tuah-meme-coin-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> after the the coin crashed within hours of its launch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hawkcoin, trading under $HAWK, hit a peak total market value of $490 million soon after launch on December 4 but a major sell-off saw that drop to $26.4 million,&rdquo; the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/22\/business\/tennessees-hawk-tuah-viral-star-hailey-welch-responds-to-crypto-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> before Christmas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shocking. The proverbial wagon of the Hawk Tuah Girl &ldquo;brand&rdquo; crashed and burned?! Who could have seen that coming?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Adieu Kamala<\/h2>\n<p>So long, failed Democratic Party presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Let us all be unburdened by what has been. The vice president certainly unburdened duped donors of north of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/06\/politics\/harris-campaign-fundraising-democrats\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> $1 billion <\/a>of their cash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the new year begins, it&#8217;s time to move on from the past<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2385475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-01-at-7.20.56-PM-1024x524.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47747,47746,47745,47744,47743],"class_list":["post-2385474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-emotionalhealing","tag-lettinggo","tag-personalgrowth","tag-selfreflection","tag-unburdening"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-01-at-7.20.56-PM-1024x524.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385474"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385478,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385474\/revisions\/2385478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}