Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Wikipedia@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agoThe United States government group chat leak, also termed "Signalgate"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkThe United States government group chat leak, also termed "Signalgate"en.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Wikipedia@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·13 days agoI am so tired of every single controversy being called X-gate.
minus-squareFoolishAchilles@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-212 days agoIt’s just like the media’s use of the word “scandal” to describe literal crimes committed by people with money and power
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoFor real. I was sick of it like a decade ago ugh
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoWatergate wasn’t even about water, so the -gate part doesn’t make sense
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days agoIf Watergate happened today they would just calling it Tapegate
I am so tired of every single controversy being called X-gate.
It’s just like the media’s use of the word “scandal” to describe literal crimes committed by people with money and power
For real. I was sick of it like a decade ago ugh
Watergate wasn’t even about water, so the -gate part doesn’t make sense
If Watergate happened today they would just calling it Tapegate
It’s part of the language now.