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"how could you?" How could you not? It blew my mind how little push back there was against the use of this slur. Even more frustrating was that a lot of peopl
by swimfar 5y ago
"how could you?"
How could you not? It blew my mind how little push back there was against the use of this slur. Even more frustrating was that a lot of people using it were the people who claimed to be fighting against bigotry. Even if you didn't think it was racist or sexist, it was clearly something that would make anyone named Karen feel bad. It doesn't take extreme empathetic ability to understand that.
- rogual 5y agoIt's a very weird and worrying look into the way people think. There was a company who ran a marketing stunt where they gave you a discount if you were called Karen, and IIRC a social media mob formed, called them racist, and they ended the promotion with a groveling apology. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53589897 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53589897
- tromp 5y agoWonder what would've happened if they had extended the discount to people called Kareem as well...