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minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWords were considered slurs even before there were social consequences for using them.
minus-squareOmnipitaph@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoFair, and yes, though we tend to censor ourselves when referencing known slurs in this day and age. You won’t find me casually dropping Ns or old cigs while talking about those slurs, and I doubt you would either.
Words were considered slurs even before there were social consequences for using them.
Fair, and yes, though we tend to censor ourselves when referencing known slurs in this day and age. You won’t find me casually dropping Ns or old cigs while talking about those slurs, and I doubt you would either.