One thing is for certain, social norms and customs change. If you study history, this fact is unquestionably evident. Most of us live in a tiny bubble consisting of a handful of generations in a single country. The oldest generation typically struggles to keep change at bay. Each successive younger generation struggles to do their own thing and is baffled by the older generation berating them for it. But change is inevitable and when you understand and accept that, it makes your life a lot easier. And of course all of this applies to language as well; it's always evolving.
I'm not going to pretend to know if this fact is a good or a bad thing; but it is a fact. Customs we all find normal would appall people from 100 or 1,000 years ago and we would be appalled by some of their customs, too. So in the grand scheme of time, I don't see why any of it matters. As long as we are not talking about people getting hurt or oppressed in any way, I believe it just is what it is.
I'm not going to pretend to know if this fact is a good or a bad thing; but it is a fact. Customs we all find normal would appall people from 100 or 1,000 years ago and we would be appalled by some of their customs, too. So in the grand scheme of time, I don't see why any of it matters. As long as we are not talking about people getting hurt or oppressed in any way, I believe it just is what it is.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
~Julius Sumner Miller
