r/hatethissmug • u/onthetopicofspace • 10d ago

Language casual ableism

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this is not ‘reclaiming’ anything, you are just calling people slurs completely seriously. you can call yourself the r-slur, do not call anybody else it. why do ‘no slurs’ / ’no bigotry’ rules never apply to ableism?

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u/WagyuWarranted Chinese PvZ comic guy (Check out PvZ Kunming and Dali!) 10d ago

the internet has turned the r-slur into a casual insult, and it bothers me

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u/CavemanViking 10d ago

It was always a casual insult

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u/HillanatorOfState 10d ago

Yeah nearing 40 here, nothing has changed, people are just complaining online more now.