Vanguard 1998's definitions

Straight but tolerant

An individual who is attracted to the opposite sex, but is willing to date them regardless of what gender or sexual orientation the other individual identifies as being

David is only attracted to women, but he is willing to date them if they are romantically attracted to him; regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identities. He is straight but tolerant.

by Vanguard 1998 April 28, 2021

PCV

Primary Care Veterinarian, derived from PCP, which is an abbreviation for Primary Care Physician or primary care provider; the veterinarian, usually a general practitioner, who you bring your pet to receive most of their care and is usually the first medical professional you consult when your pet has a medical issue

Aliya: Hey Jordan. Do you want to hang out later? I don’t have to work this afternoon; so, I have some free time if you want to hang out.

Jordan: Sorry, but I can’t hang out today. I have to my cat to see their PCV for their yearly checkup.

by Vanguard 1998 August 6, 2021

generationally consistent political identity

Aka. G.C.P.I. or just generational consistency, When the political beliefs of an individual match their parents, guardians, and or grandparent’s political beliefs. The more generations from the same family who have the same beliefs, the stronger the generational consistency is. If the trend goes on for too long it can become source of privilege for the younger generations may not even take the time to do research in order to formulate their own views on issues and vote responsibly.

Erin: So, who are you voting for tomorrow?

John: I’ll probably vote for whoever the democrat is. I almost always vote democrat; just like my father and my grandparents on my father’s side. I have a generationally consistent political identity.
Erin: You don’t pay attention to who is running in elections and what their stances are do you?
John: No. Not really.

by Vanguard 1998 March 17, 2021

Postmortem objectification

A major societal problem where individuals are no longer valued as people after they die and instead are valued by society and the government as property, financial resources, and or objects

An example of postmortem objectification is when grave robbery laws treat deceased people as property instead of people, which can be inferred from language used in the laws and whether the penalty for committing the crime is more similar to that area’s laws about abduction or theft.

by Vanguard 1998 February 21, 2022

Romantic lens flare

A situation that arises when one or both partners in a romantic relationship are infatuated and distracted by each other that they become oblivious to what is happening in the world around them. It could be they just were not paying attention to their surroundings or they just don’t care. It is not usually done on purpose or to be intentionally mean as they are just distracted.

Luna: Hey Ivan. How are you doing today?
Ivan does not respond to her at all.

Luna: Ivan. How are you doing?
Ivan continues not to respond. Luna turns to Sergio.
Luna: Why is Ivan not responding to me?

Sergio: He is with his girlfriend right now, whom he is easily distracted by. He is probably suffering from a romantic lens flare. I think she will be leaving in a few minutes though, which hopefully he will listen once she leaves.

by Vanguard 1998 June 13, 2021

Political climate

The various political opinions and ideologies, as well as people’s overall opinion of the government and the numerous political parties that are active at the time, held by the numerous populations and subpopulations in a specific society in a specific geographical location, which can vary in terms of scale. Political climate can be observed on the local level, county level, state level, regional level, national level, and international level. Political climate can be impacted by various demographic factors such as the amount of ethnic diversity the population has, which religions are the most commonly practiced in that area, how densely populated the area is, the atmospheric climate the area they are in has, particularly what types of natural hazards are they most prone to have, the socioeconomic conditions like in that area, how well educated the people in that area are, etc.

The national political climate is moving to support more liberal policies, including police reform, increasing restrictions on guns, loosen restrictions on immigration, promote gender equality, and so on.

by Vanguard 1998 April 25, 2021

politically inclined

A phrase used to describe someone who is skilled at forming and or understanding government policies on a wide array of issues and the politics related to them in a nonbiased manner. Usually someone who is politically inclined has been exposed to political issues for a long time from a wide array of different perspectives.

Jefferey understands why the government implemented fees in order to get a hunting and fishing licenses in order to operate certain programs and agencies that are there to help educate and protect the public and the environment. He also understands why some state governments offered incentives for people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in order slow and eventually stop the spread of the virus. He is politically inclined.

by Vanguard 1998 July 9, 2022