• jebuz@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        I don’t know, no one gets called a removed and thinks on what they did. It’s just baseless aggression, rather than communicating anything of value.

        If you have strong opinions, voice them like a man. Not like a beast growling.

        • discusseded@programming.dev
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          4 months ago

          Always a good course to take. I’m only saying that the right words at the right time can make a difference. We shouldn’t fear words with a bad history if they have a useful place in the present.

          • jebuz@lemmy.world
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            4 months ago

            They aren’t feared, and they aren’t useful? Queer for example is still useful since it was embraced and used to define ambiguous or questioning folks. removed is only useful if you’re asking me for a cig or you wanna make some effigies.

      • cum@lemmy.cafe
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        4 months ago

        We grew out of those words for a reason. There’s a million other ways you can describe those people. I know you’re not attempting to be homophobic, but just for the sake of language, it’s crude and lazy to just use that in place of ways you could much more creatively insult somebody. That word doesn’t need to be reclaimed, and really has no value worth bringing back.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        That is not what those words mean and you don’t get to personally decide they mean something else. We have words for those definitions already; Idiot and Asshole.