Sidenote: I hate the word "nigger". I hate when people use it to hurt people etc.
But it's also a perfect litmus test of how committed a site is to the concept of free speech. If you can say it without getting banned, put on a naughty list, etc. then the site is worth supporting.
unfortunately, lotta people are addicted to outrage these days (the internet's a big part of that, though there are other factors), so they look for any little thing to be offended by... naughty words just happen to be the easiest way to get their dopamine fix.
it happens on the right as well, though it tends to take slightly different forms, and it's not as big of an issue. ( an example was a story posted on I think thedonald or gaw a few days ago about black equestrians not being able to fit their oversized hairdos under riding helmets. it was retarded as hell, but nothing out of the ordinary at this point, honestly)
I wanted to call things retarded but then that became an unspeakable slur too.
controlling language is the most important power
yeah it's magic, it's what is meant by grammar and spelling, grimoire and magic spells.
Sidenote: I hate the word "nigger". I hate when people use it to hurt people etc.
But it's also a perfect litmus test of how committed a site is to the concept of free speech. If you can say it without getting banned, put on a naughty list, etc. then the site is worth supporting.
yeah people could just ignore it if it hurt their feelings
pretty much
unfortunately, lotta people are addicted to outrage these days (the internet's a big part of that, though there are other factors), so they look for any little thing to be offended by... naughty words just happen to be the easiest way to get their dopamine fix.
it happens on the right as well, though it tends to take slightly different forms, and it's not as big of an issue. ( an example was a story posted on I think thedonald or gaw a few days ago about black equestrians not being able to fit their oversized hairdos under riding helmets. it was retarded as hell, but nothing out of the ordinary at this point, honestly)
Why it's so important to resist speech restrictions
Oh hell retard was the go-to insult when I was a kid...
I always looked at it like "an actual retard can't help it, what's your excuse?"
But then the speech Karens fucked that one up to...