Liberal/Academic elites using "sort of"

sort of

Kinda literally, sorta.

Kinda

First they kinda sorta die.

Now they kinda sorta don’t know what a woman is.

This is why we can’t have nice things.

To ask a question about linguistics? This has nothing to do with them being "uh sort of right or wrong bc they are uhh sort of liberal." Maybe no one else has noticed this, but I certainly have, if anyone wants an example, listen to a liberal guy named Sam Seder on YouTube, he perfectly illustrates what I mean.

While I'm not in the proximity of academia, I can imagine how this habit could become common in liberal arts classes where professors solicit varied opinions and interpretations.

Your example of the beheading is a little extreme and not good usage... unless the professor was intentionally aiming for humor through understatement and you missed the joke. Otherwise, a professor using "sort of", "kind of", "in a way", "I see your point, but... " or similar expressions to acknowledge that a student has a point but perhaps not the whole picture isn't unreasonable.

I suspect you'd find less of this in classes like physics.

TLDR: It isn't the worst habit if a discussion/conversation is intentionally open ended and seeking perspectives. I can see, though, once options are laid out and if the situation calls for decisiveness, it may come off a bit milquetoast-like if a person persists speaking this way.

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Clown arse clown

Bc they never want to be pinned down on a belief or ideology. Says “Sort of” keeps them wishie washie. Don’t have to be held accountable.

"A little bit pregnant"

This isn't a thing.