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> TERF isn’t a slur. No one has successfully beaten and killed a woman while calling her a TERF and then got away with it in court That’s hardly the defining c

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• SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
  I’ve associated the term slur in the common understanding with an actual history of marginalization, and I think the claim is totally unnecessary politicking in the reporting.
  • beervirus 5y ago
    A slur is any term that’s “a disparaging remark or slight” according to dictionary.com. It’s hard to argue they’re not using the term TERF as disparaging.
    • mike00632 5y ago
      The problem is that you are saying "TERF" is a slur by using a wide definition but then using the narrow definition to claim it's a travisty to be called a "TERF". The point is that "TERF" is not on the same level as the n-word, f-word or the t-word which you are likening it to when you insist it's a slur. It's simply not harmful to call someone a "TERF" like it is to use slurs against the groups that TERFs are marginalizing.
      • beervirus 5y ago
        You’re putting words in my mouth. All I’m saying is that it was silly to insist that it isn’t a slur.
        • mike00632 5y ago
          Ok, but do you understand why it's incorrect to consider it a slur in this context?
          • beervirus 5y ago
            No. Like I said, it’s silly to insist that it isn’t a slur. The whole argument is rather silly, frankly.