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minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoYou can define slurs all you want but it’s still a slur.
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoAnd sometimes we need stronger language to potray our rage
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoAnd slurs are not stronger language. They just alienate marginalized groups and make people on the left think you are a shit head.
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoIs a word really worse than the actions taken by ICE that has lead to multiple deaths and other various injuries plus uprooting famlies because the leader of said country is a fascist fuck? Please, stop being slow in the head
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 days agoYes, the language we use is important, regardless of who is in charge.
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoWhat a Todd take that is Actions speak louder than talk…
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoAnd it really isnt a slur, it is an actual word, people take offense because they dont want to be called slow So maybe learn the language you say you speak https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retard
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 days agoLanguage is fluid and it changes. That word has become a slur because fuck nuts like yourself continue to use it as such.
You can define slurs all you want but it’s still a slur.
And sometimes we need stronger language to potray our rage
And slurs are not stronger language. They just alienate marginalized groups and make people on the left think you are a shit head.
Is a word really worse than the actions taken by ICE that has lead to multiple deaths and other various injuries plus uprooting famlies because the leader of said country is a fascist fuck? Please, stop being slow in the head
Yes, the language we use is important, regardless of who is in charge.
What a Todd take that is
Actions speak louder than talk…
And it really isnt a slur, it is an actual word, people take offense because they dont want to be called slow
So maybe learn the language you say you speak
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retard
Language is fluid and it changes. That word has become a slur because fuck nuts like yourself continue to use it as such.
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