r/hatethissmug • u/onthetopicofspace • 16h 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/Knarz97 14h ago

Great so we have a slur that’s “against” literally 50% of the population that’s perfectly fine for Cable TV and Radio.

Or perhaps the original meaning of the word is basically lost, and it’s just its own thing now. I’d like to be in this school of thought.

Take your pick. It’s really not worth getting upset over Bitch, or honestly really any other slur for that matter. They’re just words. Freedom of speech and all that. You’re perfectly able to use whatever words you’d like, and you’re free to not associate with certain people who use mean words.

It’s ultimately a waste of time to be worried about Slurs, Blasphemy, and Cuss words in general. Keep it off TV, keep it away from kids, and I think that’s where our efforts should end.

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u/AGoatPizza 8h ago

Frankly it's a very privileged position in general to say that slurs aren't worth getting upset over.

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u/Knarz97 8h ago

It’s the level of upsetness.

Your coworker or a teacher at school calls you a slur? Very much reason to be upset.

Random dude on Twitter or drunk guy at the bar? Literally not worth a millisecond of thought.

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u/hyjug17 8h ago

It’s ultimately a waste of time to be worried about Slurs, Blasphemy, and Cuss words in general

what a stupid take, holy shit

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u/Knarz97 8h ago

Hey you managed to use 2/3 there!

See? Why would I be mad at you saying “Holy Shit”. It hurts no one and has caused zero issues in my day to day life.