• IzzyScissor@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    “…can happen to anyone…” “…would never ever in a million years…”

    Well, which is it?

    • 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz
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      3 months ago

      There is no contradiction. Anyone can put their foot in their mouth or trip up what they’re saying. Doesn’t mean they are casual or even rare users of racial slurs. My point is If somebody is saying something racist it’s easy enough to criticize that without resorting to pointing out they used one phoneme of a bad word. It just sounds petty and it doesn’t at all speak to the people that need convincing that the rhetoric around immigrants is unacceptable. Do you want to feel superior or do you want to win?