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4:21pm May 10, 2013

I think if I hear the words ‘problematic’ or worse, ‘deeply problematic’ one more time, my brain will explode.

Not that I’m asking anyone to change how they use words, if those words come out naturally or anything. This is about my brain, not yours.

But I feel like my dad did when he dropped a big load of black beans on the floor. He started backing away and said in a high pitched panicked voice, “THEY’RE EVERYWHERE, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!”

They’re everywhere, and each time I see them it’s like a little explosion in my brain. Some words bite my brain like that for reasons I don’t fully comprehend. Buzzwords are frequently among them though, so that’s probably one reason. But I don’t choose which words start doing this to me, it just happens. The worst is when it’s words I myself use a lot. Or words and phrases I coined. Then I’m really screwed.