Oh, yeah. Weird can be great (says me, author of a book titled "The Healthy Deviant" and co-host of a podcast called "The Living Experiment"). I think the reason Walz's labelling works to advantage here is that the folks he is so aptly characterizing with that term are folks who don't WANT to be seen as any kind of weird. They seem to thrive on othering others, and what they want is to redefine their own brand of fear-based hatred, self-dealing, alternate-truthing, and democracy-dismantling AS normal and have others conform to and enroll in it as a new socially-accepted standard.
word. agreed, in the absence of any better word that isn't immediately aggressive or outright violent, "weird" works to describe succinctly what you just did in a paragraph. in this way, "weird" does the heavy lifting.
I have been labeled weird all my life. Especially 1972 in High School doing a paper on whatever religion we want for a Contemporary Themes of Religion class.
I just so happened to have been Reading "Chariots of the Gida" by Eric von Daniken. Theorizing we were artifically inseminated by aliens to create the human race. And the Gods or God was nothing more than e-t's And the Bible describes a,spaceship coming down in the beginning of Eziekel.
At that time, aliens were only Star Trek.
The class jumpes all over me, the teacher, Charles Divine, (ironic) said whatever someone believes is their religion.
I was alienated in high school. Even though today, aliens from space are
more popularly acceptwd. I still am pretty much a loner.
I think weird is another word for gifted. It was used against me in the same ways you describe (not easy being gifted where I grew up!). So I took it back and gave weird the name it deserves.
Oddly enough, weird is the only thing that has stuck and hit a nerve. I agree that normally weird is “good” or “hip” or can be spun that way but in this case extremely disturbing values and morals in which even words like deplorable, which is true, backfired. If weird works to snap some of them back into reality let’s use it until something better comes along.
I love being weird, too, and agree that the MAGA folks don’t like being called that at all. That’s why it works so well. And I can’t think of another word that does the trick. “Dumb,” kind of works. But I don’t wit hits home for them. Enough to know we get it. ♥️♥️
understood, and while i sympathize, i also beg you to consider that all dictionary definitions are ordered. of course, you know, there are primary definitions, secondary, and tertiary. in this use, i find it more appropriate than calling "them" "bat-sh*t" crazy or using other more malevolently abusive descriptors. as well, it is kind of weird (adj. 2. syn. "bizarre") for them to consider that project 2025, xtrian extremism, and white supremacy should be codified.
Oh, yeah. Weird can be great (says me, author of a book titled "The Healthy Deviant" and co-host of a podcast called "The Living Experiment"). I think the reason Walz's labelling works to advantage here is that the folks he is so aptly characterizing with that term are folks who don't WANT to be seen as any kind of weird. They seem to thrive on othering others, and what they want is to redefine their own brand of fear-based hatred, self-dealing, alternate-truthing, and democracy-dismantling AS normal and have others conform to and enroll in it as a new socially-accepted standard.
word. agreed, in the absence of any better word that isn't immediately aggressive or outright violent, "weird" works to describe succinctly what you just did in a paragraph. in this way, "weird" does the heavy lifting.
I have been labeled weird all my life. Especially 1972 in High School doing a paper on whatever religion we want for a Contemporary Themes of Religion class.
I just so happened to have been Reading "Chariots of the Gida" by Eric von Daniken. Theorizing we were artifically inseminated by aliens to create the human race. And the Gods or God was nothing more than e-t's And the Bible describes a,spaceship coming down in the beginning of Eziekel.
At that time, aliens were only Star Trek.
The class jumpes all over me, the teacher, Charles Divine, (ironic) said whatever someone believes is their religion.
I was alienated in high school. Even though today, aliens from space are
more popularly acceptwd. I still am pretty much a loner.
I think weird is another word for gifted. It was used against me in the same ways you describe (not easy being gifted where I grew up!). So I took it back and gave weird the name it deserves.
Love this ( and that adorable pic of you) ! We are all weird!
Yes!
I love this! I wish I could show you a photo of my special T-shirt that reads, ‘Let your weirdo light shine bright so other weirdos can find you.’
😂❤️
Oddly enough, weird is the only thing that has stuck and hit a nerve. I agree that normally weird is “good” or “hip” or can be spun that way but in this case extremely disturbing values and morals in which even words like deplorable, which is true, backfired. If weird works to snap some of them back into reality let’s use it until something better comes along.
I love being weird, too, and agree that the MAGA folks don’t like being called that at all. That’s why it works so well. And I can’t think of another word that does the trick. “Dumb,” kind of works. But I don’t wit hits home for them. Enough to know we get it. ♥️♥️
"Weird is where the fun is"
Perfect
Yes, name calling is easy
Can be funny (for those doing the calling) but in the end is immature and thoughtless.
understood, and while i sympathize, i also beg you to consider that all dictionary definitions are ordered. of course, you know, there are primary definitions, secondary, and tertiary. in this use, i find it more appropriate than calling "them" "bat-sh*t" crazy or using other more malevolently abusive descriptors. as well, it is kind of weird (adj. 2. syn. "bizarre") for them to consider that project 2025, xtrian extremism, and white supremacy should be codified.