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0 pointsmburns11y ago0 comments

It's the very next definition of the page you are quoting.

Poach (verb) "to trespass for the purpose of stealing game; also : to take game or fish illegally"

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That's the wrong definition though. Humans are not "game".

skj11y ago

That's the GGP's point, I think. The word 'poaching' is used because the humans are treated as game, and continuing to use that word continues to bring up that connotation.

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0 pointsmburns11y ago0 comments

It's the very next definition of the page you are quoting.

Poach (verb) "to trespass for the purpose of stealing game; also : to take game or fish illegally"

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asdfologist11y ago

That's the wrong definition though. Humans are not "game".

skj11y ago

That's the GGP's point, I think. The word 'poaching' is used because the humans are treated as game, and continuing to use that word continues to bring up that connotation.

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