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X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (11 children)

Its actually mildly interesting, are there other slurs that really wouldn't be slurs in another country? The F slur would be one I suppose is just a cigarette for some people?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Yeah "fag" is fine in context such as: "I'm just nipping out for a fag" "Can I bum a fag?"

    But you can't say it to, or about, a person, well, unless you're a homophobe.

    'faggot' is almost always a slur though, you'd better be in that rare circumstance where you're very clearly referring to a bundle of sticks otherwise, no.

    I guess 'nip' is also occasionally a racist slur for Japanese, but normally quite innocent; just something quick. or a pinch, or a wee dram.

    Vaguely related, you might be interested in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari. A few British slang terms migrated out of queer-creoles into more mainstream usage , possibly via popular radio and tv.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    A British comedian friend living in the U.S. used to (15-ish years ago) have a joke about asking a guy outside a bar in middle America if he could bum a fag.
    He would impersonate the most southern accent he could muster and say “I don’t care. Ain’t no business of mine.” As part of a joke about cultural differences/how the U.S. could be unexpectedly wholesome.

    Never asked if that was a true story. We fell out awhile ago.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    oh yes I will be looking at that, thanks!

    edit: Another one (please someone correct any parts of this that are wrong). I believe in Korean "you" or some other way of addressing people sounds quite similar to the n-word.

    quick edit 2: though I guess different languages don't really count in quite the same way, its similar though.

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