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minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-28 hours agoBy calling out the decline of Trumps cognitive abilities, I offended subset of people who should in my view never ever be called a “retard”? I do apologise to anyone who still wants to identify as one.
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 hours agoIt’s just not necessary to use slurs. That’s all.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoi’m torn. we shame them away from using this one, they’ll just move onto the next. it’s not the meaning behind the word that they like, it’s the fact that it’s a slur. hence the euphemism treadmill.
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoThat still doesn’t mean that we need to use it. Also, we absolutely should shame these people. Let them move onto the next one. We will shame them for that too. Bigots don’t get to have things.
By calling out the decline of Trumps cognitive abilities, I offended subset of people who should in my view never ever be called a “retard”?
I do apologise to anyone who still wants to identify as one.
It’s just not necessary to use slurs. That’s all.
i’m torn. we shame them away from using this one, they’ll just move onto the next. it’s not the meaning behind the word that they like, it’s the fact that it’s a slur. hence the euphemism treadmill.
That still doesn’t mean that we need to use it.
Also, we absolutely should shame these people. Let them move onto the next one. We will shame them for that too. Bigots don’t get to have things.
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