we often award the publishers of dictionaries the authority to determine the meaning of words.

They never had this authority, though.

It's much like we assume anyone who has a published book suddenly knows something (whereas there are thousand of idiots who are published... much like anyone who writes a history book for grade-school kids)

ANYWAY...

Webster's is a dictionary. They are not the authority on words, or the linguistic roots of them.

Lexical definitions (those out of dictionaries) are surface, and for the purpose of explaining basic concepts--they aren't the authority on things.

So if cats want to discuss what they should or should not be doing based on the negativity surrounding a word, then we're in trouble.

Because we should be discussing things based on the idea.

Is predjudice-"racism" foul? no doubt
Is belief in race-"racism" foul? yes,
race was made up by italian biologists

This is not to say that we ignore the racial dynamic in the US. "race" as a concept is NOT REAL. But "race" as an ideology which has damaged our people IS REAL.

So don't jump on me for spitting the real deal, y'all

much love