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Originally Posted by jewels
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.
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damn right! part of the reason why i'm glad you're back
ive been subjected to labels and racist comments, so have my family members, and my parents when they migrated to australia, who were one of the first ethics in the area. we were called "wogs" and "dago's", and still do, thought not to the extent when my parents first stepped foot in the early seventies.