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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cryptoracist https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cryptoracist
by laidoffamazon 8mo ago
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cryptoracist https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cryptoracist
- joe_mamba 8mo agoSo it's a made up term from people who want to discredit people they don't like by calling them "secret racist" without having any proof.
- laidoffamazon 8mo agoAll terms are made up by humans
- joe_mamba 8mo agoYeah but calling someone a racist is a serious accusation, you better bring receipts or be liable for defamation. Calling them a "secret racist" instead isn't the workaround that absolves you from this.
- tptacek 8mo agoYou cannot in fact be made liable for defamation for calling someone a racist. (Patrick, a close friend I have known for many years, is not a racist.)
- dragonwriter 8mo ago> Yeah but calling someone a racist is a serious accusation, you better bring receipts or be liable for defamation There are a large number of countries with their own systems of law, and its possible that in one of them calling someone a racist might be subject to defamation law, but in most I am aware of that's going to be a problem because its not even a well-enough-defined fact claim to be legally true or false.
- renewiltord 8mo agoI should warn you that the user you are replying to is a crypto-paedophile. Be careful. There is no evidence to describe how he might retaliate.
- mikkupikku 8mo agoCrypto[insult] is just a shorthand for saying "I don't actually have evidence to support my accusation."
- mock-possum 8mo agoNo, it’s a term for a particular brand of racism - Like complimenting someone for being ‘articulate,’ or ‘one of the good ones.’ Sounds innocent enough, until you understand the racist underpinnings.
- mikkupikku 8mo agoSee above, where it is being used as an insult without any evidence to back it up. This is the most common usage, and usage defines the true meaning of the word.