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X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1194333/x-accused-of-giving-racists-impunity-after-refusing-to-bar-n-and-p-word-posts

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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Very much not good in England. You might well think England did enough to fuck up that part of the world in '47. But no we still have to be a bucket load of racist cunts.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Its actually mildly interesting, are there other slurs that really wouldn't be slurs in another country? The F slur would be one I suppose is just a cigarette for some people?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Yeah "fag" is fine in context such as: "I'm just nipping out for a fag" "Can I bum a fag?"

    But you can't say it to, or about, a person, well, unless you're a homophobe.

    'faggot' is almost always a slur though, you'd better be in that rare circumstance where you're very clearly referring to a bundle of sticks otherwise, no.

    I guess 'nip' is also occasionally a racist slur for Japanese, but normally quite innocent; just something quick. or a pinch, or a wee dram.

    Vaguely related, you might be interested in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari. A few British slang terms migrated out of queer-creoles into more mainstream usage , possibly via popular radio and tv.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    A British comedian friend living in the U.S. used to (15-ish years ago) have a joke about asking a guy outside a bar in middle America if he could bum a fag.
    He would impersonate the most southern accent he could muster and say “I don’t care. Ain’t no business of mine.” As part of a joke about cultural differences/how the U.S. could be unexpectedly wholesome.

    Never asked if that was a true story. We fell out awhile ago.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    oh yes I will be looking at that, thanks!

    edit: Another one (please someone correct any parts of this that are wrong). I believe in Korean "you" or some other way of addressing people sounds quite similar to the n-word.

    quick edit 2: though I guess different languages don't really count in quite the same way, its similar though.

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