• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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              It’s also used by Americans generally in the NorthEast of the USA. Hell, your most popular baseball team (based out of New York City) is named them.

              I don’t know a single Newfie who would be upset calling them a Newfie. I’m Canadian. Do you think I’d take offence to being called a Canuck? That’s generally used for Western Canadians. I life in Nova Scotia. I couldn’t care less because I’m not 10-ply soft.

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                by that logic it’s “ok” to call black people “removeds” because some of them call each other that sometimes, as a term of endearment.

                is that what you’re saying?

                a slur is a slur because of the derogatory context. the original comment implied that “yanks” are bigoted, which in itself is bigoted.

                edit: it’s crazy that word is blocked but not any of the others…

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                  edit: it’s crazy that word is blocked but not any of the others…

                  Now you’re getting the point. Because Yank isn’t a slur.

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                    21 minutes ago

                    then that means wop, chink, cracker, abbo, beaner, bimbo, bongo, blackie, bluegum, brownie, heeb, kike, honky, limey, lundy, paddy, pajeet, and sambo aren’t slurs?