• 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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            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?

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              6 minutes ago

              Yes, the majority of those are all slurs.

              Yank isn’t a slur. You’re just a racist.

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                first, all of those are slurs.

                second, gaslighting doesn’t work on me.

                I’m not the piece of shit making excuses that yank isn’t a slur.