Comment on The consequences (of my actions) have been extreme

• 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.

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  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    i suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.

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    • 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.

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      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        well yeah, it’s an insult. That’s like looking at a gun, and then being really confused when it’s capable of killing somebody.

        Insults aren’t commonly derived from compliments, they’re often derived from offensive terminology, or context. That’s arguably the whole point.

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