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(11-06-2015, 03:10 AM)PkThunda Wrote:(11-06-2015, 03:04 AM)Val Wrote:(11-06-2015, 03:00 AM)V Wrote:(11-06-2015, 02:56 AM)McBeefâ„¢ Wrote: I think that the reason they are slurs is because they are meant to be insulting.
My comment was directly addressing the poster arguing that technical definition and lack of ill intent validate the use of a word with no regard for context.
If I were to use any of the more modern/well-known terms listed on that page to simply describe a person with no intention of insulting them, does that make the utterance acceptable?
In this day and age when you can just say "Man that's crazy" and insult someone, nah. You're never going to find the use of a word that doesn't insult someone, and therefore wouldn't be acceptable. I suggest ignoring those people and doing your thing. If you go without purposely trying to insult people, then you can simply say "You know, sorry. I didn't mean to insult you" and move on. The people that continue to stay angry after that? Not worth your time to begin with; they're looking for reasons to be pissed off about it.
That would be the ideal situation, Val.
If people would start apologizing for using said words and stop using them, this thread would not exist; instead, however, I have come across very defensive responses to information on it to the point of mockery and personal attacks.
I apologize can we close the thread.