• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    25 days ago

    People used to use the n-word all the time, so it must be perfectly OK to say!

    This is the exact same argument. It doesn’t work, right? Why would it here? Sure, there may (I doubt it, but I’ll leave the possibility open) be other reasons why it’s OK to say, but throw that argument out.

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      24 days ago

      The n-word did not have any other definitions. Something that is retarded is merely delayed or slowed down usually in the context of some task.