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minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·4 months agoFurther, “cissy” is the inverse of that slur.
minus-squaredrmeanfeel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoNot even that, since it’s not loaded with violence to the gills the way the other is.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·4 months agoAll slurs are not equal. A slur against a privileged group won’t have nearly the power that one against a disenfranchised one does. That’s why I find “honkey” or “cracker” funny rather than threatening.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoAnd I was clarifying that I agreed with you.
Further, “cissy” is the inverse of that slur.
Not even that, since it’s not loaded with violence to the gills the way the other is.
All slurs are not equal. A slur against a privileged group won’t have nearly the power that one against a disenfranchised one does. That’s why I find “honkey” or “cracker” funny rather than threatening.
Yeah I know, that’s what I said
And I was clarifying that I agreed with you.