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Redfox8@mander.xyz 4 weeks agoSo, if you were to replace ‘cocksucker’ with ‘towelhead’, slut, Yid, or Nig*** would that still just be a power thing?
Not that it actually makes a difference. This ‘power thing’ you refer to is controlling abuse for self interest. Introducing a predudice is just a way of trying to justify and/or hide the abuse.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
im sorry are we equating cocksucker, and the n word to be on the same level of offensive slur?
Redfox8@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
No, the discussion was not about whether different words were of equal or differing offensiveness. My discussion is about what saying ‘it’s a power thing’ actually means and how it relates to abusive behaviour.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
i suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
Redfox8@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Exactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.