Comment on An oldie but a goodie

aceshigh@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Gay ass queer isn’t really a slur, it’s just dumb. The other word obviously is one.

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What if Drath’nor is a reanimated Ent or some sort of wooden gollum?

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• skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • aceshigh@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    do they take a request? they’re missing at least one…

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    • skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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      • aceshigh@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        that’s a good suggestion. thanks

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• ryan@the.coolest.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You've brought up a real interesting and nuanced point, which is "what's the difference between an insult and a slur, and when does one become the other?" And a lot of it's just down to "whether the target of said insult/slur feels it's so offensive as to actually cause harm or be a predictor of causing harm," I think.

  In the cases you've pointed out, redacted is still very much a slur, whereas "queer" definitely used to be and is now going through a sort of reclamation phase, so whether someone considers it a slur or not really kind of depends on their own history with it. "Queer" is definitely a word with an actively evolving meaning and legacy*, I think, and since we're in the middle of it I'm not sure whether it will end up fully reclaimed or the pendulum will swing the other way eventually.

  *all words are actively evolving like this but it's much quicker with insults and slurs because of the emotion involved

  Anyway, back to the subject of Drath’nor the Anus Destroyer.

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• Deuces@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wait. Is this a joke? removed?

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