Originally Posted by
Ele
Ok, so on the slurs side of things..
What's slur #3? I think it'd be good to get it crystal clear on which exact type of slurs we're not allowed to use. Dumbfuck is OK, as you've said. I assume (correct me if I'm wrong) this type of slur is OK because dumbfucks aren't an oppressed minority group. Cunt and slut are fine too, right? What about retard? Retarded people are an oppressed minority. Can we say 'fuck off retard'?
Can we actually get a comprehensive list of the slurs that are banned? Cus all a slur is just an insult - Some are accepted here, some aren't. Obviously, it's a particular type of slur that people have problems with.
I'd appreciate it if you could give us an actual list and not just respond (as it has been responded before) by just saying 'use common sense'. Cus it ain't common sense (what is 'common sense' is literally changing all the time, because the agreed upon 'common' part isn't static). Is calling someone retarded OK or not OK? What manner of slurs are banning? All slurs relating to intersectionality (social and political identities) - Or just /specific/ ones relating to race, gender expression and sexual orientation? If it just a select few, tell me which ones.
It's definitely important to iron this shit out precisely, so we know what we can and can't say - It ain't common sense...
I didn't open this can of worms, I'm just parsing it.
Fair points
I don't know every slur in the book, I see that as a good thing. "slur #3" meaning, "and so on". If I had to contextualize what slurs we're talking about that offends the majority of people it would probably be; ethnic, racial, gender based, and religious. But not just limited to just those. If I had to put it in my own terms, using words which the sole purpose and creation of said word is to try and degrade/offend someone because they're "x". I can only explain it as "I know it when I see it." Which context plays a role into everything; e.g "monkey."
I wouldn't use "retard" as it's to compare with someone who has [a] mental retardation, a word changed for the better to "intellectual disability." It's to degrade with the comparison to people with an "intellectual disability" because they're "x."
Worms are already spread, I don't mind talking about it. It's the least I can do.