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Originally Posted by Crossnerd
The tweet was pointing out that it’s a common mistake but the term is offensive.
When people say, "i don't like that word", instead of associating a context and usage that is not present...those are the ones I listen to on this type of issue.
Like someone could of been called a green bean, by their abusive father, and hates it.....if they told me not to use green bean because the word is offensive, I'm going to call bullshit. In almost all situations where a person take offense to a word, they say "I don't like it". If they told me they just did not like it, I would respect that, not that the word is offensive.
This is the principled part, you do not get to dictate what is a slur, or not a slur for society, especially when the various terms have quickly regressed, in light of some new term, or "enlightenment", especially when the context and usage is innocuous.
Activist talk like you talk....not people bothered by a word. People bothered, or offended by a word, say "I".