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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Nah, let's perpetuate all our racist heritage through words.
That's the right thing to do.
/progress
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Absolutely. You can't say words are
just words and that people need to chill. That's bullshit. Words have meanings and people need to consider others' experiences before they fling them around.
Utilizing these slurs inadvertently causes others to continue using them. ("Well, if Joe uses it, I can too.") Let's expand our vocabulary and find words that mean what we want to say and utilize those instead.
Labels suck. Using slurs as labels and keeping them in perpetual motion is even worse.