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Slur always meant a pretty offensive remark to me, typically referring to a race or ethnic group. If a news headline said, "Mr. Smith Uses Slur Against [Group]
by ceilingcorner 6y ago
Slur always meant a pretty offensive remark to me, typically referring to a race or ethnic group.
If a news headline said, "Mr. Smith Uses Slur Against [Group] on Live Television", I would assume it was a racist remark. Which is, of course, a pretty serious thing. Mr. Smith would likely lose his job and his reputation, purely based on the inclusion of the word slur in the headline.
Putdown or disparaging remark seems like a better word to describe it.
- dang 6y agoI just use 'slur' in the dictionary sense: "a disparaging remark or a slight" (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/slur https://www.dictionary.com/browse/slur). But ok, I've replaced it with 'putdown' in my GP comment. There's a pretty wide variation in how these words get understood across different parts of the world.