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Discourse

Perpetually online losers whining over things they know little to nothing about, or are entirely fictitious.
Ryuji: "Hey ren-ren! Baldur's Gate 3 made Fire Emblem Three Houses discourse pop up on twitter again! Wanna see me write some tweets?"
Ren: "Shut up, nerd!"
by Pylot April 15, 2024
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discourse twitter

a Twitter environment full of debate and arguments
by slweeb March 27, 2021
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discourse account

a discourse account is an account, typically on instagram, that posts aesthetic edits occasionally featuring popular anime characters while also containing opinions of the person running the account
discourse accounts can talk about anything, but most of them talk about lgbt discourse and/or fandom discourse
Anne runs a discourse account called 'fairy.course' on instagram. Anne has never touched a single blade of grass in her life.
by boobie fan 69 January 2, 2021
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The understanding that the boundaries of acceptable discussion—what can be said, what can't, what's reasonable, what's extreme—are shaped by power operating openly, not secretly. Where conspiracy theorists imagine hidden forces manipulating discourse, Discourse by Power sees universities training journalists, foundations funding think tanks, corporations owning media, and governments defining acceptable speech—all legally, visibly, and effectively. The limits of discourse aren't imposed by shadowy cabals; they're maintained by institutions whose power is public, whose operations are legal, whose influence is the normal functioning of society.
Discourse by Power (Opposite of Conspiracy Theory) "Certain views never appear in mainstream media. Conspiracy theorists think there's a secret blacklist. Discourse by Power says: media owners have political views, advertisers have preferences, journalists have shared training. The boundaries are maintained openly, through normal operations. No secret list needed when everyone already knows what's acceptable."
by Dumu The Void February 24, 2026
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A brawl, “donnybrook,” fracas, or melee illegally initiated by benighted fools with less real teeth than fingers who are manipulated by an insecure man with an IQ of 60 and a micro-penis.
Don Jr: “Do you want to go to the One America News Network and hang out?”
Eric: “Are you sure? It sounds like Legitimate Political Discourse just waiting to happen.”
by Big Viking in the 805 February 10, 2022
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reasoned discourse

Term for when gun control advocates regularly censor comments on their message boards or blogs. Usually when their arguments and claims are easily refuted.

Term comes from the last days of the old Brady Campaign blog where they ran a series called, of course 'Reasoned Discourse' where they highlighted alleged violent or disgusting comments they had received. This was shortly before they blocked all comments and later deleted them.
I pointed out that murder was already illegal and that making it moreso with a special gun murder statute was a bit silly. Reasoned discourse broke out, and my comment vanished from the blog.
by GCynic April 28, 2012
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Slur Discourse

Commonly used in the LGBTQIA+, When a community argue about who can say certain slurs within their group.
White lesbians gatekeeping dyke, a word originated by black lesbians by not allowing bisexual people to say it is an example of slur discourse.
by ihatepinkmonkeys February 24, 2021
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