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Asking someone not to use american slurs on an American forum is the same as saying 'I'm better than you'? Hard disagree. I think that says a lot more about you

by jquery 4y ago

Asking someone not to use american slurs on an American forum is the same as saying 'I'm better than you'? Hard disagree. I think that says a lot more about you than it does about me.

junon 4y ago
The internet is not American. Words mean different things. "Fag" hasn't offended me personally since I was maybe 12. After you hear it about 1000 times, it loses its power. Perhaps we should stop empowering words and start empowering people to ignore such words.
- jquery 4y ago
  “As a black man, I’m fine when other people say the N word. Doesn’t hurt me.” - same energy. Just because you have the privilege to ignore slurs doesn’t mean everyone else does. Your view on slurs isn’t mainstream in the LGBT community. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-gay-privilege-exists-all-year-it-particularly-hurtful-during-ncna1024961 https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-gay-privilege-ex... https://www.them.us/story/white-gay-men-are-hindering-our-progress https://www.them.us/story/white-gay-men-are-hindering-our-pr... https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/16/white-lotus-knows-how-skewer-white-gay-privilege https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/16/white-lotus-kn... [1] I’m glad you feel comfortable in your social standing. Some of us are still fighting for our right to exist. Allowing unchecked bigoted language like that is the ultimate privileged position to take. The next time someone objects to LGBT slurs, consider checking your privilege and staying quiet. The original poster even admitted he used the word deliberately to get a rise out of people. It was done deliberately with malice. [1] “Historically, when we look at how the LGBTQIA+ community interacts with itself, there’s a clear dichotomy to who is “superior.” White cis gay men have always been elevated to a higher status than other members of their community because they’re the most accepted and privileged in society. They move further away from their community because they don’t see themselves as a part of it, but more so a part of an elite society that offers them what they want.”
  - junon 4y ago
    The N word doesn't mean a neutral thing in another locality. You're mischaracterizing my point.

by jquery 4y ago

Asking someone not to use american slurs on an American forum is the same as saying 'I'm better than you'? Hard disagree. I think that says a lot more about you than it does about me.

junon 4y ago

The internet is not American. Words mean different things. "Fag" hasn't offended me personally since I was maybe 12. After you hear it about 1000 times, it loses its power. Perhaps we should stop empowering words and start empowering people to ignore such words.

jquery 4y ago
“As a black man, I’m fine when other people say the N word. Doesn’t hurt me.” - same energy. Just because you have the privilege to ignore slurs doesn’t mean everyone else does. Your view on slurs isn’t mainstream in the LGBT community. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-gay-privilege-exists-all-year-it-particularly-hurtful-during-ncna1024961 https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-gay-privilege-ex... https://www.them.us/story/white-gay-men-are-hindering-our-progress https://www.them.us/story/white-gay-men-are-hindering-our-pr... https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/16/white-lotus-knows-how-skewer-white-gay-privilege https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/8/16/white-lotus-kn... [1] I’m glad you feel comfortable in your social standing. Some of us are still fighting for our right to exist. Allowing unchecked bigoted language like that is the ultimate privileged position to take. The next time someone objects to LGBT slurs, consider checking your privilege and staying quiet. The original poster even admitted he used the word deliberately to get a rise out of people. It was done deliberately with malice. [1] “Historically, when we look at how the LGBTQIA+ community interacts with itself, there’s a clear dichotomy to who is “superior.” White cis gay men have always been elevated to a higher status than other members of their community because they’re the most accepted and privileged in society. They move further away from their community because they don’t see themselves as a part of it, but more so a part of an elite society that offers them what they want.”
- junon 4y ago
  The N word doesn't mean a neutral thing in another locality. You're mischaracterizing my point.