Comment on An oldie but a goodie

• kleenbhole@lemy.lol ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So?

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  • UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You obviously haven’t had it used against you as a call to violence have you?

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    • kleenbhole@lemy.lol ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, I got called other words. Not banning them either.

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      • UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I would rather people don’t use it at all if you don’t mind and I gladly censor myself when it comes to other slurs. I can’t convey the mental anguish and self hatred that I’ve suffered all because of an immutable characteristic of my sexuality. You can treat it lightly because you haven’t gone through that suffering. It’s one thing for someone to make fun of you for kicks. It’s quite another for entire groups of people to hate you because of what you are.

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• aidan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s in a meme. Reading it doesn’t harm you.

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  • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Censoring it doesn’t harm you, either. It’s a word that’s only purpose is to spread hate. Nothing of value is lost.

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    • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It does, because I call my bf a removed teasingly. And a lot of my gay friends do the same.

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      • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re welcome to say whatever you want to your family and friends. This is a public forum.

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• ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Or a packet of cigarettes

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  • TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think you meant “fags”. Not quite the same word.

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    • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Derived from the same word, but an abbreviation of it.

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      • skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        According to Wiktionary, “fag” as in “cigarette” is probably derived from “fag end”, (from “fagge” meaning “flap”), rather than “f​a​g​g​o​t”.

        “fag” as a slur is derived from “f​a​g​g​o​t”, of course.

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      • Shardikprime@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Faggets?

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