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minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 hours agoby 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…
minus-squarePhoenixDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours ago 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.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 minutes agothen that means wop, chink, cracker, abbo, beaner, bimbo, bongo, blackie, bluegum, brownie, heeb, kike, honky, limey, lundy, paddy, pajeet, and sambo aren’t slurs?
minus-squarePhoenixDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 minutes agoYes, the majority of those are all slurs. Yank isn’t a slur. You’re just a racist.
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…
Now you’re getting the point. Because Yank isn’t a slur.
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?
Yes, the majority of those are all slurs.
Yank isn’t a slur. You’re just a racist.