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Topic	What's a "McGangBang"?
hollow_shrine 09/06/17 2:34:50 PM #16:	The 'mc' prefix implies common quality or an off-branded knockoff of something sincere. Sativa_Rose posted... I heard that McDonalds requested people stop doing this or something, did that actually end up happening? That'd make sense, if they're worried about losing brand specificity and it's legal protections. Xerox got tied up in a similar lawsuit over people using the word 'xerox' to refer to the process of making copies democratizing the Xerox brand. In this case, the 'Mc' prefix ironically devalues whatever its attached too, and again risks changing the intended meaning of the word. --- https://i.imgtc.com/zyQ3oRW.jpg 15 Transwomen of color have been murdered since 1/1/2017 <cite>hollow_shrine posted [p:886134006] in What's a &... [t:75747707]...</cite> <quote>The 'mc' prefix implies common quality or an off-branded knockoff of something sincere. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted...</cite> <quote>I heard that McDonalds requested people stop doing this or something, did that actually end up happening?</quote> That'd make sense, if they're worried about losing brand specificity and it's legal protections. Xerox got tied up in a similar lawsuit over people using the word 'xerox' to refer to the process of making copies democratizing the Xerox brand. In this case, the 'Mc' prefix ironically devalues whatever its attached too, and again risks changing the intended meaning of the word. --- https://i.imgtc.com/zyQ3oRW.jpg 15 Transwomen of color have been murdered since 1/1/2017</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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