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Joe Rogan Slammed For Claiming Resurrection of Disability Slur Is 'One of the Greatest Cultural Victories' (www.latintimes.com)

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[–] Kellamity@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

It is how you use it, even if you don't mean to.

If you use 'gay' as an insult, that doesn't become OK if you only say it to straight people. It's still some massive drive by homophobia.

The reason to stop using this as an insult isn't to protect the people you're insulting, it's to protect a third group which has a dark history with the word