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minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoIf people use [slur] to refer to [demographic] that does not make it correct by definition.
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoLinguistically correct, and morally correct, are not the same thing.
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoSo are you saying that a slur (for Black people, for example) is linguistically “correct by definition” ? And it actually describes members of the demographic?
If people use [slur] to refer to [demographic] that does not make it correct by definition.
Linguistically correct, and morally correct, are not the same thing.
So are you saying that a slur (for Black people, for example) is linguistically “correct by definition” ? And it actually describes members of the demographic?