Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it’s actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that’s really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

  • loffiz
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    10 months ago

    No word is inherently bad, it’s all about what you mean and how you use it. Most people have a no-tolerance with a few words though.

    For example, all words would be ok in educational purposes.

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        10 months ago

        I would not downvote, but I would feel uncomfortable writing it myself :)

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      10 months ago

      Nobody contends that a “word is inherently bad”? The stance is generally that certain words have been used to propagate hate and violence on certain populations. Those populations then have real associated trauma so words are avoided in most conversations. Many are still used in actual relevant academic or regulatory context.

      A knife isn’t inherently bad, but you shouldn’t show up to the funeral of a stabbing victims with a hunting knife in either hand to give your condolences to the family.

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        10 months ago

        My phrasing may be wrong, I mean something more the line of “there are words that cannot be said without being offensive”

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        10 months ago

        I would disagree. There are words that were created solely for hateful reasons. I don’t think the N word existed prior to its use as a hateful slur. I’ll eat crow if I’m wrong though.

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          10 months ago

          I believe it comes from another language, and has a history before english adopted it.

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            10 months ago

            Well fuck. Looks like you’re right. Latin -> Spanish -> French and ended up as a slur in English. I guess I could have figured that out on my own knowing Spanish. I guess I just never really cared to know the origin of the word. Gotta go catch a crow now for dinner. Better than the microwave dinner I was gonna have I guess.

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      10 months ago

      For example, all words would be ok in educational purposes.

      They are, if properly quoted and contextualized, and relevant to the curriculum at hand.

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        10 months ago

        In my country I don’t think so. Teachers get easily reported just for providing information that can be used by the other political spectrum. Has happened several times in drawing connections between migration and illegal acts.

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          10 months ago

          Has happened several times in drawing connections between migration and illegal acts.

          BEHOLD! THE GREAT MAGIC TRICK!!

          From:

          why can’t I say the N word

          To

          immigrants are criminal

          In two short posts!!!

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            10 months ago

            Haha they are very sensitive topics, but not all for the right reasons. Read into it however you like :P