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> They call people who are against vaccines vaxers No, "anti-vaxxer" is the whole term. It means "person who is against vaccination". "-er" does not dehumaniz
by bckr 5y ago
> They call people who are against vaccines vaxers
No, "anti-vaxxer" is the whole term. It means "person who is against vaccination".
"-er" does not dehumanize, it characterizes. Your own example demonstrates this: "baller".
- autokad 5y agoits not always a term to dehumanize, but is often used as a way to do so. recognize nuance in the world. characterizing someone is also a way to dehumanize them, FYI. If you don't like a group of people and you want to get other people on board with hating them, just put some word_er and label them as such. it makes it much easier to garner hate for said group. This isnt a debate, this is a known known.