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If I am willing to work for less than someone else, it is wrong to insult me for that with terms such as "scab". I own my labor and other people own theirs. I w

If I am willing to work for less than someone else, it is wrong to insult me for that with terms such as "scab". I own my labor and other people own theirs. I would not take a job unless it were the best available to me. "Scab" is a hate term that has been used to justify violence against so-called scabs. Epithets for gays have served a similar purpose in the past and are now considered to say more about the speaker than the target.

gurleen_s 5y ago
It’s incredibly irresponsible to compare homophobia to a worker not cooperating with a strike.
- Bostonian 5y ago
  Why? "Scab" is a term meant to dehumanize. Something like "replacement worker" or "picket line crosser" or "strike-breaker" should be preferred.
  - 8note 5y ago
    Replacement worker is just as dehumanizing. "Worker" is treating people as resources and not people