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Yeah, I've certainly never heard of it referred to this way, and I had to backtrack a bit to figure it out. I think they did this to extend the same courtesy (h
by microcolonel 9y ago
Yeah, I've certainly never heard of it referred to this way, and I had to backtrack a bit to figure it out. I think they did this to extend the same courtesy (hoping the context would be enough) to "wetback" as is afforded to "nigger", which makes sense if fairness is what they're going for. If they just make one of them "$INITIAL-word" but print the other in full, it might seem like they don't take the two slurs as seriously.
- q_tarantino 9y agoYou're being downvoted because only I am allowed to say that word in full.
- microcolonel 9y agoNow now, people have a right to put that opinion in the click of a button. I don't think I have any reason to shrink in the face of these strings, but it's alright for people to think I do. It's best not to comment on voting if it can be avoided; I have made exceptions in the past, but I don't think I would make one for this.
- linkregister 9y agoLook at the parent poster's username, he is making a joke based off of an American pop culture reference.
- microcolonel 9y agoI can't believe the pulp fiction reference went over my head. I didn't read the username, and I have heard things in this ballpark said both satirically and seriously, for what it's worth. It's a shame the account will [probably] be put to rest so quickly, there's probably room for q_tarantino references elsewhere, as long as they are accompanied by further content to satisfy the "substantive" requirement.
- q_tarantino 9y agoI'll see what I can do.
- linkregister 9y agoYeah, I want to see some "substantive" comment lest HN devolves into Reddit with novelty accounts and puns crowding out discourse.