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jqytodds:
Can we all just agree not to use SS as an acronym for Suicide Squad? Please?
It used to stand for Schutzstaffel under the nazi regime and those troops were basically the people who helped hitler remain in power and commited tons of crimes/war crimes before and during WW 2. So honestly stop using SS as an acronym.
honestly i(((m)))o it’s not really a big deal - SS is a pretty common acronym, standing for, among too many other things to name, social security, stainless steel, and whatever the origin of the ship/boat abbreviation is. in most contexts it’s not hard to tell what it is that a person’s actually talking about.
honestly, though, those arguments don’t really matter, because this isn’t about, idk, relative linguistics. what it’s about, evident in OP’s tags, if not in the post itself, is how use of the abbreviation impacts people. I don’t find it particularly evocative, and furthermore, don’t feel particularly emotional about passing, linguistically coincidental reminders of the holocaust’s existence. that doesn’t mean anything about how other people feel, of course. despite not being personally bothered by it myself, my first assumption when I saw the post (I think with some commentary about Jewish and romani people being uncomfortable with it) was that my reaction was in the minority, and most affected people felt bothered by it.
Jews, Romani people, anyone else with particular emotional connection to the holocaust - how do you feel about it?
jqytodds:
Can we all just agree not to use SS as an acronym for Suicide Squad? Please?
It used to stand for Schutzstaffel under the nazi regime and those troops were basically the people who helped hitler remain in power and commited tons of crimes/war crimes before and during WW 2. So honestly stop using SS as an acronym.
honestly i(((m)))o it’s not really a big deal - SS is a pretty common acronym, standing for, among too many other things to name, social security, stainless steel, and whatever the origin of the ship/boat abbreviation is. in most contexts it’s not hard to tell what it is that a person’s actually talking about.
honestly, though, those arguments don’t really matter, because this isn’t about, idk, relative linguistics. what it’s about, evident in OP’s tags, if not in the post itself, is how use of the abbreviation impacts people. I don’t find it particularly evocative, and furthermore, don’t feel particularly emotional about passing, linguistically coincidental reminders of the holocaust’s existence. that doesn’t mean anything about how other people feel, of course. despite not being personally bothered by it myself, my first assumption when I saw the post (I think with some commentary about Jewish and romani people being uncomfortable with it) was that my reaction was in the minority, and most affected people felt bothered by it.
Jews, Romani people, anyone else with particular emotional connection to the holocaust - how do you feel about it?