Newspeak™

新话

作者: Aaron Swartz | 来源: aaronsw.com | 时间: 2007-03-25

Newspeak™

“新话”™

Newspeak™

“新话”™

It started way back in the eighties, with the Stay Free maxi-pads. At least, that’s what they said on this TV documentary I saw once. How could you tell people to protect their freedom when they thought you were talking about feminine hygiene products? I mean, you still had the words, of course, it wasn’t Orwellian or anything, they didn’t take away the words, they just “added” new meanings to them. Particular kinds of meanings. And who really wanted to use them after that? It made the whole idea of freedom seem kind of dirty.

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