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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Using racial slurs isn't only damaging and insulting to the person being directly talked to or about. I suggest adopting a blanket position against racial slurs in any context.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

But what about <incredibly contrived specific example involving song lyrics, guns to heads etc.>, can I say it then?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didnt say using racial slurs is correct. I said the act of scamming someone is so far removed from the identity of what it means to be human.

I never defended the terminology used in the post. Nor would I use that. Its shallow, and means far less than telling them they aren't someone capable of receiving any care.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Scamming is core to what it is to be human, other animals don't scam, and when they do, insofar as they do, we say they are like us