Well knowing that it does affect people, why would you use it at all? It kills me when people try to justify their nonsense.
Think of it this way. Membership in an oppressed group has its obvious detriments but it also has a few benefits...if you want to see it as a benefit. The benefit is that members can use the word but no one else can.
Gays can use the f word - noone else can
Blacks can use the n word - noone else can
women can use the b word - no one else can.
The real question is why are you fighting to be able to say it?
It's actually quite hard to work out what words you're talking about :/ Why not just write them.
>> "The real question is why are you fighting to be able to say it?"
Because I don't think it's healthy to attach such horror and outrage at simple words. It's like in Harry Potter where they dare not mention the V word, they just refer to him as 'he who should not be named'.
This one's actually news to me. I'm glad I never bothered keeping up with trends in political correctness, it seems to be a battle fought over shifting sands that cannot be won.
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Well knowing that it does affect people, why would you use it at all? It kills me when people try to justify their nonsense.
Think of it this way. Membership in an oppressed group has its obvious detriments but it also has a few benefits...if you want to see it as a benefit. The benefit is that members can use the word but no one else can.
Gays can use the f word - noone else can Blacks can use the n word - noone else can women can use the b word - no one else can.
The real question is why are you fighting to be able to say it?
People are offended by a ton of ridiculous stuff.
It's actually quite hard to work out what words you're talking about :/ Why not just write them.
>> "The real question is why are you fighting to be able to say it?"
Because I don't think it's healthy to attach such horror and outrage at simple words. It's like in Harry Potter where they dare not mention the V word, they just refer to him as 'he who should not be named'.
"It's actually quite hard to work out what words you're talking about :/ Why not just write them."
Here, I'll rewrite it, since I have no compunction against saying offensive words in a conversation about offensive words.
Gays can use the "faggot" - noone else can Blacks can use "nigger" - noone else can women can use "bitch" - no one else can.
You're right it's just like Harry Potter.
I laughed so hard at this.
women can use the b word - no one else can.
This one's actually news to me. I'm glad I never bothered keeping up with trends in political correctness, it seems to be a battle fought over shifting sands that cannot be won.