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I'm very aware of how I speak which is why I have a good track record of not offending people. I change with the times e.g. I no longer refer to a car transmiss

I'm very aware of how I speak which is why I have a good track record of not offending people. I change with the times e.g. I no longer refer to a car transmission as a tranny. So I know tinker as a slur is archaic. I've never heard anyone use it as a slur and think it would be counter productive to revive it as one.

closewith 1y ago
You not hearing it doesn’t make it archaic. Tinker is still thrown at Travellers in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and elsewhere. Calling it “dead” just shows you your bubble, not reality.
- labrador 1y ago
  Thinking Machines Lab and I are in Silicon Valley California. Are you suggesting that we should follow your provincial rules?
  - closewith 1y ago
    Read back your comment and apply it to an ethnic slur common in your locality.
    - labrador 1y ago
      We find the c-word c*nt highly offensive but that doesn't stop Australians from using it.
      - closewith 1y ago
        I think you're now being deliberately obtuse or trolling, if you can't understand the difference between naming a product an ethnic slur and the colloquial use of a swear word.