george lakoff never thought it would go this far #etymology #linguistics #metaphor #bottom

[MySisterIsASlytherin]

“Oh ok he doesn’t mean *that* kind of bottom”

“Oh, he *does* mean that kind of bottom”

[avnimandloi]

"Are you up for it?" "I'm down for it!"

[Mount.Troglodyte]

There is one example I can think of where we use down as a good thing. When people dance and party they refer to it as getting down sometimes.

[riccardobennato]

As an Italian we always see the uphill as the hard part of something, going downhill it's the easy part. "It's all downhill now" that means it's an easy job now.

[starsandcacti]

Never thought I’d be slandered by a language but here we are

[zidebo]

Man, every day I find a new way I’m discriminated against. Awesome short though, as always!

[NoThisIsNotMe.]

I cannot keep a straight face while watching this

[Jehayland]

There are opposite examples as well: understanding a concept vs. overlooking a possibility; being “down” to do an activity (as in “I’m down to check out that new band) vs. being “over” an activity (as in, “I’m so over this concert”)

[jayson-movo]

“Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down”

[SqueakerBunny]

Those people clearly dont know how good it is to be a bottom

[MauricioAndrian]

I wanna see a world of tops without bottoms. I can only imagine pure pain, sorrow, discomfort, and hate lol

[splatzec]

Brilliant linguist and etymologist, keep educating, it is inspirational and so needed in this world.

[InfinityExt]

“I am a mature adult”
“I am a mature adult”
“I am a mature adult”

[sunjour]

"🥺👉👈" discrimination is wild bro 😭

[coco]

"youre a power bottom at rock bottom but youve got company"

[Trashley]

As a proud member of bottoms against bottom rights, I support this!

[AFK]

another funny thing is how slang changes based on class of people such as "I'm up for it!" "Yeah I'm down!"

[drawer_resp]

In Asia, we used to bow as low as the ground in front of higher-ups.
High-Low wordings here is even more intense.

[DeathnoteBB]

And many people forget other cultures don’t share the same perspectives. For example on a totem pole the most important people go at the bottom, because they are the foundation.

[Swenglish]

Downhill is a confusing metaphor. "It's all downhill from here" should mean "the hard part is over and now comes the easy part", shouldn't it? And sometimes it does. But if things are going downhill, that's bad? Because of Sisyphus?