Comment on Sooo... This is happening on Imgur

• crapwittyname@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’þ bigoted if you aþk me. Not my fault I have a þpeech impediment.

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• oeuf@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve noticed that but have no idea why - can you explain?

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  • whelk@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not someone who has such strong feelings about it, but it’s a pretty fascinating thing to see. Some people clearly get annoyed that the thorn is used incorrectly, others apparently just don’t like seeing it at all, probably because it makes writing more difficult to parse by having an unfamiliar symbol. That’s understandable, but it’s kind of wild how deeply it seems to bother some people. For example, we’re getting downvoted just for talking about it!

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    • oeuf@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Weird. I thought it must have some kind of xenophobia connection judging by the reaction.

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      • whelk@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Could well be more to it beyond my guesses. I’m pretty mystified by how controversial the whole thing is honestly, and how often I see it coming up in various areas of Lemmy

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