I will judge you if you use the word “pretentious”.
chances are you’re a neanderthal.
it’s really a 19th century French word that reflects the anxieties of that bygone world; a world where a burgeoning bourgeoisie confronted the artistic hegemony of the aristocracy, where the movement and synthesis between mid-culture and high-culture was constantly blurred and blurring.
a n00b was called prétentieux.
now it’s used by creatively-stunted
guardians ofreactionaries from the political-aesthetic status quo against anyone who even mildly gives a shit.
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Emphasis mine. I agree with notational’s sentiments.
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I feel you. It really depends on context though. I only pull...confronted with cultural...
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In my experience it just means...someone’s reach exceeds their grasp. In many cases those...
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gowns reblogged this from metonymia and added:
pretentious people. i could also say “they have style without substance” but “pretentious” takes less breath to say and...
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vyr said:
you are the most fantastic human being for writing this
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guerredelafrontiere said:
yeah basically pretentious is a word that means “‘you referenced something idon’t know or spoke of something that i dont understand but have been told is very bad “
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I have a hard time believing that post was actually serious…
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doctorofnothing said:
But all words have etymologies… hence why the term colloquial was born.
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prchtshrk said:
u my fav
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mirah said:
*rolls eyes* *turns on Beyoncé*
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thenoobyorker said:
m.wordnik.com/lists/f…
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absolutefucker said:
how pretentious of you
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