• samus12345@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Because it’s a hateful slur unless you’re talking about a bundle of sticks.

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      10 months ago

      It’s in a meme. Reading it doesn’t harm you. Anymore than reading the other stuff in the meme does, or even just knowing it’s written

          • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
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            10 months ago

            According to Wiktionary, “fag” as in “cigarette” is probably derived from “fag end”, (from “fagge” meaning “flap”), rather than “f​a​g​g​o​t”.

            “fag” as a slur is derived from “f​a​g​g​o​t”, of course.

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              10 months ago

              removed is the word that people are getting sensored for I honestly didn’t even know that was a slur I just thought it was just a insult like fucker or bitch classy no but you haven’t noticed people tend to insult and get into fights with people like you know someone is sheltered if they are surprised that people fight online

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          10 months ago

          No, I got called other words. Not banning them either. The R word is our word.

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            10 months ago

            I would rather people don’t use it at all if you don’t mind and I gladly censor myself when it comes to other slurs. I can’t convey the mental anguish and self hatred that I’ve suffered all because of an immutable characteristic of my sexuality. You can treat it lightly because you haven’t gone through that suffering. It’s one thing for someone to make fun of you for kicks. It’s quite another for entire groups of people to hate you because of what you are.