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[+] -14 points 7 months ago (13 children)
  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    First time seeing that slur on Lemmy.
    Sigh my brain is so fried on Tf2 (i see slurs in chat alot)

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (7 children)

    Just FYI, a more respectful term would be "transfem person", 'tranny' is a slur that can make many trans people uncomfortable when used

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    i will admit i miss being able to use the word around the auto shop. since i'm not around the auto shop i don't have much opportunity anyways and i'd rather let everyone feel comfortable in the space.

    you can pry jenny from my cold dead lexicon tho

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  • [+] -11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Personally, I think there's no real "political correctness". Something is only offensive if you let it have that affect on you. Otherwise, it's a bunch of assumed possible offensiveness worrying someone might get their feelings hurt.

    Now, that's not an excuse to be a jerk to people, I'm just saying I feel it's mostly made up as another means of coerced control.

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago

    If words have a history of always being used in a hurtful and discriminatory way, then it's just awful to use them. That's also why you don't use the n word. While it is "just" a word, why would you just use a word that hurts many people and has awful historical usages.

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