R as ret ar ded.

I’m from Balkans and I think there’s no swearing anywhere in the world like in Balkans. We use slurs A LOT and pretty casually, so I am always surprised when I am censored on some word online.

It happened just now. The R word was removed from my comment, so I wanted to find out what’s going on with it.

Since I talk to people from all around the world, I don’t want to be an ignorant fool and I want to learn why it isn’t ok to say something, so I can implement it without the feeling I’m being deprived of free speech.

Again, take in consideration the Balkan thing if you think I’m trolling with this post. I’m not. I swear to you, the shit we’re able to say are insane and we really think it’s no big deal.

So, when did R word became a slur and why it’s not ok to call someone R word as an insult?

Thank you for the education. A human learns while grows and until dies.

EDIT: You’re really nice community and I am really thankful you’ve explained this to me. As I said, I can be a Slow Poke sometimes and growing where I grew, some shit has just stuck as normal and I am glad to unlearn it. My heart is leftist, but I grew up as a Catholic in the midst of the war where we learned a lot of hateful stuff as a normal part of identity. I want to fuck it off from me, so thanks, really.

  • Assian_Candor [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    Matt’s departure really hurt it. I listened to it mostly for Matt’s analysis. Felix and Will are nice foils but in Matt’s absence dead weight. They don’t say anything particularly insightful.

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      Yeah, Matt was definitely my favorite, then Amber honestly. Felix is funny most of the time with his imaginative bits, but can go a bit off the rails in a not endearing way at times. Meanwhile Will is the serious show-runner, trying to keep everything on track, but never adding much in terms of content.