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Redfox8@mander.xyz 4 weeks agoNo, the discussion was not about whether different words were of equal or differing offensiveness. My discussion is about what saying ‘it’s a power thing’ actually means and how it relates to abusive behaviour.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
i suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
Redfox8@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
Exactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
well yeah, it’s an insult. That’s like looking at a gun, and then being really confused when it’s capable of killing somebody.
Insults aren’t commonly derived from compliments, they’re often derived from offensive terminology, or context. That’s arguably the whole point.