• KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 hours ago

    I’m sorry, so you’re saying that using the hard R is fine because black people reclaimed the word?

    Or would that be different?

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      6 hours ago

      That is certainly different. Trump’s not black. In contrast, “queer,” pink triangle, and other reclaimed homophobic slurs are encouraged for general use. Try another slur instead as a counterargument please.

      As an illustration of what I mean – IMO it’d be much worse if he said “no fags” or something like that.

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        6 hours ago

        I’m not going to sit here and type out slurs. The long and the short of it is that just because something has been reclaimed, doesn’t mean it is always benign. Context is king.

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          6 hours ago

          Well yeah, this is obviously not benign. I don’t want him saying “no queer people” even dressed up in the most polite language.

          Edit: I would honestly be happier if he said it in the most abrasive, nazi, slur-riddled way possible and tore the mask off. Incrementalism is what he hides behind.

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          6 hours ago

          You love him because he’s Canadian all us good ones are. Except that Wayne Gretzky guy. Fuck him lol

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            6 hours ago

            Oh! I didn’t know he was Canadian. Now I love him even – well, tbh, exactly the same. But I hate Gretzky even more because he’s Canadian that’s for sure.