• null@slrpnk.net
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      8 months ago

      I mean, I can think of plenty of slurs with innocuous origins. It’s about how they’re used.

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        8 months ago

        I’m tempted to start a community about the country between Chad and Mali… A nice wholesome community… I’m completely unqualified and know nothing about it but the amount of removed words would be amusing…

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        True, though “removedin’” isn’t used as a slur in this context, it’s slang for “cool.” Since like 1970 too, it isn’t some “new rizz.”

        If we want to get technical, a slur is “A disparaging remark; an aspersion.” So by the dictionary, any negative remark, especially one that is a false or damaging accusation or insinuation, is “a slur.” Therefore “you are a silly goose” counts as a slur, as it can be contextually negative to be seen as silly, and it is false to insinuate that you are a water fowl.

        We don’t really treat the word “slur” in real life as it’s definition would suggest, or to reign in my above joke a bit, words like “fuckface” or “dick” would commonly be considered a slur. Instead they’re just considered negative remarks by the community at large, to be a “slur” in the eyes of the public (not the dictionary) it has to have something more than just “bad.”

        I posit that “removed” is truly no different than those common “bad” words, and should not be considered a slur. Frankly, same for “cunt.”

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          8 months ago

          No, it’s automatic based on a filter list. I wonder if it accounts for other languages though.

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          8 months ago

          Haven’t read their policy – simply saying origin is a useless way to determine whether or not something is a slur.

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        The newest example being “DEI”

        I’m sorry have y’all not seen racists using that as a slur lately? Saw a dude refer to Baltimore’s “DEI mayor” the other day