Dear TIME

Dear TIME Magazine,

I'm concerned by your list of words that should be banned. I know that this piece is a fluff piece. It's not supposed to be deep and meaningful nor is it supposed to be taken all that seriously. Nonetheless, you are attempting to ban words in 2015, and I would like to discuss that.

Emma Watson is my bae. She is a bright, intelligent woman who decided to use her power as an internationally famous young woman to bring attention to a movement she believed in. I literally cannot fathom why you would want to degrade her and others for bringing attention to an issue she believes in by putting it on a list of words to be "banned".

Obvi, you had your reasons. Sometimes, we get sick of hearing about the same thing over and over, like how great kale is for you. "Kale tastes great," said no one ever. This is because kale is bitter and difficult to prepare, but if there's a recipe out there that is worthy of an "om nom nom" then I'm interested, because society's interest in being healthy is not a bad thing.

Don't be so basic; be an influencer, not a disruptor when something as incredible as international movement is underway.

I'm going to be bossy about this, because being bossy is not a bad thing. Let's get turnt up for feminism, shall we? Because equality is awesome, and that's what they are fighting for. Feminists! Yassssss!

Because, and this is the important people, our language is not dead. It is not Latin, it is used for different forms of communication every day which means every day it is evolving. And no matter how much we desire some words to not be a part of the world's vocabulary, words have power. Whether we are taking the word back, or creating a new one, or resurrecting an old one, words do something nothing else can, simply because they are words.

TIME, words can never be banned. They cannot be contained, and they cannot be controlled. They truly are dangerous. Pick up a book, any book, and recognize the power in those markings. Look at any webpage, any string of code, and recognize the strength in those symbols, whether we understand them or not.

Sorry not sorry,

LeAnn

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