• dumblederp@aussie.zone
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    7 days ago

    Personally I don’t really care about these words getting used outside of hateful intent, except that their continued casual use leaves the door open for haters to use the words. I grew up with a bunch of aboriginals who used abbo, widely considered a slur in Australia. I don’t use it anymore because it leaves the door open for haters to use the word. I will call some of my gay friends poof, another semi slur, but only in private. It’s not about your intent when using the word, it’s about the effect on society when the word gets used.

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      7 days ago

      It’s not about your intent when using the word, it’s about the effect on society when the word gets used.

      Solid perspective