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minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoYou can define slurs all you want but it’s still a slur.
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 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-down2·4 days agoLanguage is fluid and it changes. That word has become a slur because fuck nuts like yourself continue to use it as such.
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoAnd sometimes we need stronger language to potray our rage
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 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-down1·4 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-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoYes, the language we use is important, regardless of who is in charge.
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoWhat a Todd take that is Actions speak louder than talk…
You can define slurs all you want but it’s still a slur.
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.
Humbug
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…