• @0ops@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      American here, I honestly thought that fag was a synonym for asshole or jerk until I was like twenty. It’s hard to say how many of my peers also didn’t realize it was a slur. Obviously I don’t use the word anymore.

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        32 years ago

        Honestly I only found out it was a slur 3 days ago and I still don’t know what it’s targeted towards