this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2024
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TIL ‘41’ has a long history as a slur for homosexuals
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/10/number-41-became-anti-gay-slur-mexico/
Is every word and number going to get colonised as dogwhistle until all of language has become a minefield ? Why do we even give air to this shit ? It seems to me acknowledging it is to give it power and legitimacy.
They've already ruined a perfectly good mustache, forever.
We need a Ted Lasso-like character to neutralize it.