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PSA: Hate Speech
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 RE: PSA: Slurs
April 23, 2019 at 8:15 am
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2019 at 8:15 am by LadyForCamus.)
(April 23, 2019 at 1:49 am)pocaracas Wrote: You understand that, to a non native speaker, the boundary between a slur and a merely offensive word is very fuzzy, right? Well, now it’s not fuzzy.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.  (April 23, 2019 at 8:15 am)LadyForCamus Wrote:(April 23, 2019 at 1:49 am)pocaracas Wrote: You understand that, to a non native speaker, the boundary between a slur and a merely offensive word is very fuzzy, right? Ayup. It is now a bum fluff free zone. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
(April 23, 2019 at 3:39 am)pocaracas Wrote:(April 23, 2019 at 3:14 am)Moros Synackaon Wrote: I am amazed, simply amazed at the depths of histrionics that some people will descend to, all over their adamant and unyielding desire to utter hate speech without consequences. Well, if your comrads could police themselves this wouldn’t have had to happen.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wah, wah! I can’t use the N-word! Waaaaah!
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.  (April 23, 2019 at 8:15 am)LadyForCamus Wrote:(April 23, 2019 at 1:49 am)pocaracas Wrote: You understand that, to a non native speaker, the boundary between a slur and a merely offensive word is very fuzzy, right? How is it not fuzzy, now?! "Bible thumper" - pow! Half the forum is gone! "Towel head" - most of those who interact in muslim related threads. pow! And these are just two that caught my eye on the links that brewer provided. Here's another, "incel"... pow, even the mods are guilty of using it.
If ya’ll don’t like the rule, you’re happy to mosey on over to AD and start dropping the N-bomb. Please, check back with us and let us know how it went.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken. RE: PSA: Slurs
April 23, 2019 at 8:35 am
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2019 at 8:35 am by LadyForCamus.)
Here’s a fucking idea. If you’re not sure if something is a slur or not, don’t fucking say it. Are we adults, or not?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.  (April 23, 2019 at 8:31 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: Wah, wah! I can’t use the N-word! Waaaaah! It wasn't limited to the N-word (or a list of specific words that are particularly offensive), which is the issue.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
 (April 23, 2019 at 1:49 am)pocaracas Wrote: [...] Yeah... What dumb c*nt would ever do THAT?...  Speaking of which - is "c*nt" a slur? Because it certainly sounds like one, especially if used to describe a woman. If it is, I fear some poor c*nt might get in trouble for that...
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
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