We Use The Word Hate In The Wrong Context So It No Longer Has Any Meaning

The power of the word is gone because we apply it to everything in our life

I hate you. I hate Mondays. I hate it when that happens. I hate the way that makes me feel. I hate that sound, and on and on it goes.

It sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? We hear the word hate and use it so much, that it no longer has meaning.

Hate should be powerful. When used it should have an impact, slam into us and knock us over with its intention.

When I think of hate, I think of the term Hate Crimes. That symbolizes true hatred directed at someone and it has an impact.

When trying on clothes or tasting new food for the first time we often use the word hate. I hate the way that shirt looked on me, or I hate kale. Sorry, that does not work. Yet, we do it all the time.

Someone asks what you think of a new book or movie and you respond that you hated it.

Whatever happened to words like dislike or a simple explanation? I saw the movie but didn’t like it, the plot was boring. I tried kale and the taste was disgusting.

Why do we choose the word hate? Does it give more meaning or emphasis? No, it does not. Not in my opinion anyway.

Have our speech patterns and the way we interact changed? Is it easier to throw hate into our speech for impact, and to save time?

Has our communication become so stilted that we use the word hate so we can move on to the next question or comment? Have we stopped listening to what is being said? Is it easier to ignore it then to ask for an explanation and have a real conversation?

Social media impacts everything. We shorten all our phrases to post on Twitter, Facebook, or texting. Is that way of expression allowing what was once not accepted in the words we use?

How many times do you use the word hate? Think about it. Have you used it in conversation recently? Do we even realize when we do?

I have been trying to be more aware of my speech and I know I have used or thought of using, hate, at least a few times in the last week. It just pops out there and now I am stopping and thinking about why.

What I have found is there was no reason for me to use the word hate. It is a habit; with no meaning. I don’t hate anyone.

Well, maybe I hate Trump. I certainly do not respect him, but one of the reasons I cannot respect him is his promotion of hate. So should I say I hate him?

When I see someone being irresponsible, driving and not paying attention, or not treating someone with respect, I do not hate them, and I do not hate their actions. I think they are wrong, but that is not a reason to hate someone.

By using the word hate for so many things have we changed the meaning of the word? Do we take away from the importance or the impact on society?

To me, the word hate should be used sparingly. We have become desensitized to the meaning of the word.

Hate. The word should be reserved for those actions in our society that are unacceptable.

According to the FBI, a hate crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias. For the purposes of collecting statistics, the FBI has defined a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.”

Hate is an intense, or passionate, dislike for someone or something.

The word hate is too potent and carries too much baggage to be thoughtlessly tossed around.

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

The next time you start to use the word hate where it is not needed, stop and use a different word.