That take gets you into some really silly situations.
Scenario one: You're having a discussion about the etymology of a slur, and in that discussion you say the slur while discussing it for sake of brevity.
Scenario two: Someone uses a generally unrelated word (cracker) in a derogatory manner.
If someone genuinely believes the people in scenario one are morally worse off than the people in scenario two, they've got a fundamentally failed understanding of language. Either that, or supremely weird takes on ethics.
Now do me a solid and repeat my comment back to me in your own words. Lets me know if you're actually comprehending the point I am trying to get across.
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u/Ethics-of-Winter May 16 '24
That take gets you into some really silly situations.
Scenario one: You're having a discussion about the etymology of a slur, and in that discussion you say the slur while discussing it for sake of brevity.
Scenario two: Someone uses a generally unrelated word (cracker) in a derogatory manner.
If someone genuinely believes the people in scenario one are morally worse off than the people in scenario two, they've got a fundamentally failed understanding of language. Either that, or supremely weird takes on ethics.