scissor statement
scissor statement · scissor statements
A polarising and incendiary topic, opinion or phraseA polarising and incendiary topic, opinion or phrase.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet)A polarising and incendiary topic, opinion or phrase.
The Ground Zero mosque was a scissor statement that divided Americans.
Origin
Coined by American psychiatrist and blogger Scott Alexander Siskind (writing as "Scott AleCoined by American psychiatrist and blogger Scott Alexander Siskind (writing as "Scott Alexander") in his 2018 short story “Sort By Controversial”, where he wrote: “In some dead language, scissor shares a root with schism. A scissor is a schism-er, a schism-creator.”
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Forms
plural: scissor statements| Singular | scissor statement |
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