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"Obese" is the N word for plus-sized people. (thelemmy.club)
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"Obese" is the N word for plus-sized people.

4:05 PM · 1/23/23 · 2.3M Views

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[–] 13 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

Good lord. This timeline sucks

Is cancer a slur? Is diabetes a slur? Also, coincidentally, being obese often results in both

Obese is a medical term. That’s it.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    They are slurs if people intend them as slurs. This is how language works. Many current slurs were introduced as terms used in scientific and medical contexts. 🤷

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    And some insults are reclaimed by the groups being insulted and either cease to be insults altogether (like "queer" or "Protestant") or are no longer viewed as insults within the community (though they still are from the outside, I won't give an example but I think you'll find one easily). Languages ​​are fascinating living organisms!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    So was retarded once upon a time which is exactly why I think it's dumb that we keep changing the word. Assholes will always use the currently accepted term as a slur until it isn't accepted anymore and then the only thing that's changed is that you now have two slurs instead of one. Don't police the language, police the intent.

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