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Postmodernism refers to a range of ideas, among them that:
- Truth is a "social construct" rather than empirically provable
- One's choice of language directs how this reality is supposedly constructed (see political correctness)
- There is no one superior culture; Western culture is no more advanced than any other (see cultural relativism)
- Because society is a "social construct" directed by choice of language, these "systems" of "oppression" can therefore be "deconstructed" by deconstructing the language used, and replacing it with different terminology
- The frequent use of irony and humorous wordplay to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.
- Gender roles are socially constructed, not inborn traits
- In philosophical terms, there are many narratives, but any push by anyone of a metanarrative is viewed as oppressive.