(June 25, 2024 at 6:58 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Probably the best qualifier of whether a particular word is offensive to the point of being a slur is to use it at a gathering where you are the only person there to whom that slur doesn’t apply. F’instance, try using the n-word at a BLM event, or one of the many uncharitable words for Muslims at an ISIS planning session.
Boru
Funnily enough I did try that once. But I didn't do it around black people or muslims. It was at a gathering where there were lots of mexicans. I said a particular word and not much happened. A couple of people laughed and then the conversation just moved on from there. Pretty uneventful really.
