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[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't like that the r slur has wormed itself back into common parlance, we nearly completely killed it off then suddenly it came back from nowhere

Edit: spelling

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 0 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

How old are you? Pretty sure people have used it for decades, at least since I was in school.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

35, and they did, then it went away, then it came back

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

I don't remember it going away. Is that a regional thing?

[–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That doesn't make it not a slur?

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

When I call a someone a cunt it's not exactly supposed to be a compliment.

[–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 hours ago

Do you also call someone an N word?