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by llamaimperative 523 days ago
Again: “crucified.” Say what you actually want, I don’t know how to interpret this idea. I haven’t heard of a crucifixion in recent times if I’m being honest.
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crucify /ˈkruːsɪfʌɪ/ verb past tense: crucified; past participle: crucified

1. put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment. "two thieves were crucified with Jesus"

2. INFORMAL criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly. "our fans would crucify us if we lost"

ISIS crucified a number of people as recently as 2014.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/isis-crucifies-11-christi...

See, what an excellent contrast between actual crucifixion and simply someone saying your ideas are bad and socially ostracizing you.
It is figurative speech. It is valid use of an English language.
Right and it means “don’t criticize when I say stupid things,” which is how the marketplace of ideas works.