Some say we live in "Perilous Times" but others believe it's more of "Perverted Times"...
"Perverted," just like "perilous" can be interpreted a number of ways. The dictionary definition of perverted is:
1. Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
2. turned from what is right; wicked; misguided; distorted.
So what does this mean?? People see "perverted" as something like a pedophile or a sex offender, but really it can be anything like torture, an innocent person going to jail, or even someone with a mental problem. It all depends on who is looking at it. I think that is a large part of why we live in these so called "perverted times;" how there is no wrong and right. There is no fine line between the two. The older generations of our society usually do not understand the teenagers and therefore think they are "corrupt" because they have different values, while the teenagers think the same of the older people. The thing is times change, and no one can agree on what is right. So are these "Perverted Times"? Are we "turned from what is right"?
Stephanie
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I think that this is a great example of connotation vs. denotation of the word "perverted"
Honestly, I always associated this word with "sex offender" or something of the sort. I never actually took the time to look it up and realize that I am not using the word correctly. instead, I am using a negative connotation of the word.
Overall Great point, i am sure that there are other words out there with negative connotations like the word "perverted"
Steph.,
I, too, like your attention to connotation here. But who are these some who say we are living in "perverted times"? You offer good ideas here but your examples hover at the general level (e.g. older generation misunderstands...) Is there a causal relationship between the two types of eras you identify? In other words, do so-called perverted times (think of The Crucible) lead to restrictions on civil liberties?
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