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Or are they? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

ahh, so much better

How about we just attack homophobic people for being homophobic, instead of using gay as an insult in a roundabout way of calling them a hypocrite?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I just wish there was a clean way to diss them for weaponising their self-hatred. If you think of a really pithy insult for people who externalise their negative feelings, please share with the rest of us, it's badly needed.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    weaponising their self-hatred

    But it's also just regular hatred, same reason you can't call racist people the N word.

    Even if there was a slur for hypocrites, that's still just an ad hominem instead of attacking them for their behavior (the actual problem)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    But if there were a slur for hypocrites that word would by definition be attacking them for their behavior since hypocrisy is a behavioral choice and not an element of personal identity.

    I've actually heard "coon" from a black leftist to refer to black conservatives who try to protect themselves by being "one of the good ones" in the eyes of right-wing racists. The term isn't something I'm comfortable using myself as a white person, but I don't think it's problematic or racist because it's directed at their harmful behavior and not their skin color.

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