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"Bigot" is a slur
"Racist" is a slur
"Nazi" is a slur
https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1129532553831047168">https://twitter.com/ndrew_law...
"Transphobe is a slur"
That& #39;s probably enough examples. Just wanted to point out that people are exploiting the multiple meanings of the word "slur" - a kind of bait-and-switch.
Obviously these are all "slurs" in the sense of being negative qualities, and thus derogatory.
But...
Obviously these are all "slurs" in the sense of being negative qualities, and thus derogatory.
But...
...what people mean when they say
"X is a slur!"
is
"X is hate speech that you aren& #39;t allowed to use. You MAY NOT call anyone that, and you are a bad person for doing so".
But that& #39;s a different usage of the word, involving power dynamics and history https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-017-0986-2">https://link.springer.com/article/1...
"X is a slur!"
is
"X is hate speech that you aren& #39;t allowed to use. You MAY NOT call anyone that, and you are a bad person for doing so".
But that& #39;s a different usage of the word, involving power dynamics and history https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-017-0986-2">https://link.springer.com/article/1...
And as others have pointed out previously, a defining quality of & #39;hate slurs& #39; is that there will always be a more neutral, less hateful term you can use instead.
There& #39;s no & #39;more neutral& #39; word than "bigot" or "homophobe" or "racist" though.
There& #39;s no & #39;more neutral& #39; word than "bigot" or "homophobe" or "racist" though.
The bait-and-switch is that people will use the everyday dictionary defn to establish that a term is a "slur" ("a derogatory term")
...but then use this to attempt to shut down their opponent in a debate, which is only appropriate under the *other* definition, i.e. hate speech.
...but then use this to attempt to shut down their opponent in a debate, which is only appropriate under the *other* definition, i.e. hate speech.
