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[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 9 points 1 month ago (9 children) How much is a "bunch"? permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 13 points 1 month ago (7 children) 97% of the fediverse, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 7 points 1 month ago Same! permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (3 children) I heard about it lol That's how i learned that it was a slur. After that i started noticing when people used the slur in conversation sometimes without knowing what it means, just because they heard someone else use it as an adjective like "broken/defective", and a few times I've been able to interrupt them and tell them what the word means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) Arguably, the fact that nobody knows it's offensive means it probably shouldn't be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I would argue that the people who have it used against them know that it is offensive. Only people who haven't had that have the luxury of not knowing what they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago* I guess, but I don't really have a problem hearing "kraut" or "polack", because it's just an obsolete insult. At he end of the day words are just words. It's the intent behind them that can be nasty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago Same! permalink fedilink source parent [–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago A lot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 13 points 1 month ago (7 children) 97% of the fediverse, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 7 points 1 month ago Same! permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (3 children) I heard about it lol That's how i learned that it was a slur. After that i started noticing when people used the slur in conversation sometimes without knowing what it means, just because they heard someone else use it as an adjective like "broken/defective", and a few times I've been able to interrupt them and tell them what the word means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) Arguably, the fact that nobody knows it's offensive means it probably shouldn't be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I would argue that the people who have it used against them know that it is offensive. Only people who haven't had that have the luxury of not knowing what they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago* I guess, but I don't really have a problem hearing "kraut" or "polack", because it's just an obsolete insult. At he end of the day words are just words. It's the intent behind them that can be nasty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago Same! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 7 points 1 month ago Same! permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (3 children) I heard about it lol That's how i learned that it was a slur. After that i started noticing when people used the slur in conversation sometimes without knowing what it means, just because they heard someone else use it as an adjective like "broken/defective", and a few times I've been able to interrupt them and tell them what the word means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) Arguably, the fact that nobody knows it's offensive means it probably shouldn't be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I would argue that the people who have it used against them know that it is offensive. Only people who haven't had that have the luxury of not knowing what they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago* I guess, but I don't really have a problem hearing "kraut" or "polack", because it's just an obsolete insult. At he end of the day words are just words. It's the intent behind them that can be nasty. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago Same! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (3 children) I heard about it lol That's how i learned that it was a slur. After that i started noticing when people used the slur in conversation sometimes without knowing what it means, just because they heard someone else use it as an adjective like "broken/defective", and a few times I've been able to interrupt them and tell them what the word means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) Arguably, the fact that nobody knows it's offensive means it probably shouldn't be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I would argue that the people who have it used against them know that it is offensive. Only people who haven't had that have the luxury of not knowing what they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago* I guess, but I don't really have a problem hearing "kraut" or "polack", because it's just an obsolete insult. At he end of the day words are just words. It's the intent behind them that can be nasty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) Arguably, the fact that nobody knows it's offensive means it probably shouldn't be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I would argue that the people who have it used against them know that it is offensive. Only people who haven't had that have the luxury of not knowing what they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago* I guess, but I don't really have a problem hearing "kraut" or "polack", because it's just an obsolete insult. At he end of the day words are just words. It's the intent behind them that can be nasty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I would argue that the people who have it used against them know that it is offensive. Only people who haven't had that have the luxury of not knowing what they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago* I guess, but I don't really have a problem hearing "kraut" or "polack", because it's just an obsolete insult. At he end of the day words are just words. It's the intent behind them that can be nasty. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 month ago* I guess, but I don't really have a problem hearing "kraut" or "polack", because it's just an obsolete insult. At he end of the day words are just words. It's the intent behind them that can be nasty. permalink fedilink source parent
