Comment on Differences of Opinion by Wendy Cope
BillyClark@piefed.social 1 week agoThere was an episode of South Park where the kids claimed that a word that we view as a bigoted slur against gay men actually referred to people who loudly ride motorcycles at night.
If reason doesn’t work for flat earthers, maybe we should use one of the well-known euphemisms that we no longer use for people whose mental abilities are far below average. You know, like, “special”.
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
You can say the word on the internet.
BillyClark@piefed.social 1 week ago
Some parts of the internet which are moderated may remove content that they believe is bigoted towards certain groups. Moderators may not always have the luxury of taking the time to understand exactly why a word that is normally inappropriate might be appropriate in a specific situation.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
It’s also just a really hateful and gross word if you aren’t talking about a cigarette in Britain.
Morphit@feddit.uk 6 days ago
Or the Welsh delicacy.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Yea but it’s word that’s really soaked in hate. It’s not like removed imo, which isn’t exactly in good taste, but doesn’t come with the harm that the F slur does. I mean removed has a scientific usage, F slur is has no polite use besides asking for a cigarette in the UK, where they have their own slurs for homosexual men. It’s kinda like you just encouraged him to use the N word…