@TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeimagemessage-square285arrow-up1942file-text
arrow-up1942imageThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.ee@TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square285file-text
minus-squareKillingTimeItselflinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoim sorry are we equating cocksucker, and the n word to be on the same level of offensive slur?
minus-square@Redfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilink2•3 months agoNo, the discussion was not about whether different words were of equal or differing offensiveness. My discussion is about what saying ‘it’s a power thing’ actually means and how it relates to abusive behaviour.
minus-squareKillingTimeItselflinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoi suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
minus-square@Redfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilink1•3 months agoExactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
im sorry are we equating cocksucker, and the n word to be on the same level of offensive slur?
No, the discussion was not about whether different words were of equal or differing offensiveness. My discussion is about what saying ‘it’s a power thing’ actually means and how it relates to abusive behaviour.
i suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
Exactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.