▲ 5 ▼ If you combine the words shitty and bigot to get "shigot" saying it ends up feeling like saying a slur (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by Aberration13@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago (3 children) Arguably "bigot" is already a slur, just one that's relatively acceptable to use permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Not really... Slurs are disparaging comments either false or twisting true information to appear negative. It's like "mud slinging" in politics, because "slur" is literally an old word for "mud" and "slurring someone" was "throwing mud at them". If someone is a bigot, and you call them a bigot... You're not throwing mud on them, you're hosing them down so everyone can see exactly who/what they are. Like, I get how someone would use it like you did, and I know I'm often overly pedantic... Arguably “bigot” is already a slur The only time bigot is a slur, is if the person isn't actually a bigot. An example would be getting called a bigot or antisemitic for saying Israel is committing genocide. That's the only time "bigot" would be a slur, if it was a lie. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago a slur against bigots. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aberration13@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 4 months ago Maybe but it doesn't feel like one when you say it and never really has permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago Not really... Slurs are disparaging comments either false or twisting true information to appear negative. It's like "mud slinging" in politics, because "slur" is literally an old word for "mud" and "slurring someone" was "throwing mud at them". If someone is a bigot, and you call them a bigot... You're not throwing mud on them, you're hosing them down so everyone can see exactly who/what they are. Like, I get how someone would use it like you did, and I know I'm often overly pedantic... Arguably “bigot” is already a slur The only time bigot is a slur, is if the person isn't actually a bigot. An example would be getting called a bigot or antisemitic for saying Israel is committing genocide. That's the only time "bigot" would be a slur, if it was a lie. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago a slur against bigots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aberration13@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 4 months ago Maybe but it doesn't feel like one when you say it and never really has permalink fedilink source parent