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Such a silly choice. If some people really hate a group won't the new self designated word become a racial slur too? What then?
by fierarul 6y ago
Such a silly choice. If some people really hate a group won't the new self designated word become a racial slur too? What then?
- adrianN 6y agoYou get what is commonly known as the "euphemism cycle", or the "euphemism treadmill": https://www.jstor.org/stable/3087798 https://www.jstor.org/stable/3087798
- bootcampwhere 6y agoYeh, it's retarded.
- monocasa 6y agoGypsy was always a slur. It's not a case of a euphemism treadmill.