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Controversial take question: Saying the r- word but not when talking about or referring to people, but when describing something that is stupid or ridiculous. Is that okay or offensive?
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Anonymous 11h

offensive. the reference point for your disdain for something is still based in bigotry against real people even if you’re not explicitly calling someone a slur

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Anonymous 8h

There’s so many other words to use. What’s the point

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Anonymous 8h

Why on earth would this not be offensive ? There are not any other slurs people do this shit with. If somebody said “oh I’m not calling you a f—-, I’m just saying that guys outfit is f—-y” is that somehow suddenly not homophobic?? A slur is a slur.

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Anonymous 6h

i'm gonna be completely honest, it just depends on who's around you

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Anonymous 10h

Genuinely I think “the r-word” is so far down our list of actual issues that discourse about it is a genuine waste of time and dead end

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Anonymous 10h

i think calling an object or a situation the r word is fine

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 8h

Agree lol just stand outside for 5 mins and look at what is happening all around

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