An individual advertisement is often called an "ad" or an "advert" for convenience.
But if all #advertising is in fact #propaganda, what do we call an individual piece of propaganda? Should we call it a "prop" or a "propa"?
As in, "Aw, jeez, not another Coke prop." Or, "A propa only five minutes into the show? Fuck this."
@sydneyfalk @starbreaker 'agand sounds good and distinctive tbh
@starbreaker @sydneyfalk "Fuckton of agand on this site, innit?"
kinda but maybe 'propga' would be better? I don't know
honestly -- I've spent the past week wondering if words even matter, so I'm probably not the right person to suggest answers, much less critique them
more and more I think people are like weather
they just happen how they're going to happen -_-
@sydneyfalk @a_breakin_glass Being a writer, I'm kinda fucked if words don't matter - and not in the happy, fun way.
Well, in the sense of 'matter' I'm using, I am too -- but basically only in the sense that I'm producing entertainment sans any other impact.
I'm WAY more fucked if words don't matter because I'm a visibly queer mental defective and all -- because at this point if the Vast Bulk Majority of people can't be convinced not to start rounding up undesirables, well, it's gonna end up happening at this rate. :/
The assholes run the world. :(
@sydneyfalk @a_breakin_glass I like propga.
feel free to use
if it helps reality in some way, I will be pleasantly surprised, but I'm not gonna hold my breath
reality's just...rotting
@starbreaker Both "prop" and "pro" have positive connotations, yes? So if we're trying to propagandize against them, maybe a different phoneme. Ganda? Gands? Gandy?
@clew IIRC, the connotations of "prop" aren't universally positive. At least one is neutral (theater/movie props), and then there's "prop" in the sense of, "Country A continues to prop up the murderous regime of so-and-so in Country B."
@starbreaker Art with a political message is often called agitprop, so you could call it adprop.
@DaveHiggins I could, but I want people to come to recognize advertising for what it really is: corporate PSYOPS. Preferably in real life, but within my fictional setting is fibe, too.
Not that there's really any point in trying to help real-world normies realize they're getting deep-dicked by capitalism, but whatever.
@starbreaker
I think 'agan' is a good option because it sounds like 'again'
as in "propaganda AGAIN?!"
(this is not a serious answer)