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That's fascinating. Goes to show that decontextualization is the ultimate disarming of a slur. Abstaining from the word completely leaves it loaded with hateful
by twerquie 14y ago
That's fascinating. Goes to show that decontextualization is the ultimate disarming of a slur. Abstaining from the word completely leaves it loaded with hateful power.
- shardling 14y agoDon't take that too far -- it's certainly absolutely never a defense for using a particular word. If there are people who'd prefer you not to use it, just don't frickin' use it.
- illuminate 14y ago"Abstaining from the word completely leaves it loaded with hateful power." The persons in power can not do not and will not recontextualize racist terminology on their own.