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gkaby

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question on jokingly using language *meant to degrade groups of people

*that is usually?

what do you think of people jokingly using language that is usually or has previously been used to degrade groups of people
is the language still degrading if it is not meant to be? can it still be degrading in this case?
what do you think of people of a group jokingly or casually using language that is usually used to degrade the group
do you think people should be allowed to use language in these ways?

eg people who are gay saying gay (eg that is gay)
people who are black saying the n word (eg calling a person the n word)

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Pingohits

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Re: question on jokingly using language *meant to degrade groups of people

like saying

ching chong ching chang ling long ting tong ming ming eat ya noodles heeng neeng dong dung dong

degrades chinese people

hm

maybe for casual racism

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Pyromaniac

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Re: question on jokingly using language *meant to degrade groups of people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdyin6uipy4

That being said, I think its different for people of that race/group to use the language than for someone else. Hence the social taboo on white people using the n word and whatnot.

Insanity

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Re: question on jokingly using language *meant to degrade groups of people

language used to degrade a group is always bad, but if used in a joking manner with friends or such I think sometimes it can be forgiven

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Anak

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Re: question on jokingly using language *meant to degrade groups of people

It's to do with reclaiming a word. Black people reclaimed the n word, and have turned it into something good for themselves. Gay people might use the f-slur for themselves, as we've (or are trying to) reclaim it. To have been discriminated against and attacked and etc. for so long, taking a discriminative word and changing it to use it in a good way for yourself is fighting against discrimination. It's like redirecting a slur to the person who used it, when you may not even say it at them.

FDOOU

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Re: question on jokingly using language *meant to degrade groups of people

language used to degrade a group is always bad, but if used in a joking manner with friends or such I think sometimes it can be forgiven

hm idk about always bad

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