• jebuz@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        I don’t know, no one gets called a fag and thinks on what they did. It’s just baseless aggression, rather than communicating anything of value.

        If you have strong opinions, voice them like a man. Not like a beast growling.

        • discusseded@programming.dev
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          4 months ago

          Always a good course to take. I’m only saying that the right words at the right time can make a difference. We shouldn’t fear words with a bad history if they have a useful place in the present.

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            4 months ago

            They aren’t feared, and they aren’t useful? Queer for example is still useful since it was embraced and used to define ambiguous or questioning folks. Fag is only useful if you’re asking me for a cig or you wanna make some effigies.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        That is not what those words mean and you don’t get to personally decide they mean something else. We have words for those definitions already; Idiot and Asshole.