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Offensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them.
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I like to take the sticks and stones approach.
It's bullshit, though - words do hurt.
Probably why I've hardened myself to the point where I'm basically emotionless. Society does not ever play nice.
Words hurt exactly as much as you care what whoever said them thinks of you. This leaves u with 2 cases.
Case 1: your friend whoes opinion u value is saying something hurtful, ask em to stop if they dont u dont have to be there friend or value their opinion.
Case 2: its some rando whoes opinion you dont value. The only reason u would care what they think is if your insecure.
So what is it? Words dont hurt? Your friends arnt actually ur friends? Or are u simply insecure?
You're forgetting about words that come from society as a whole. Those are a hell of a lot harder to disregard than ones made by an individual.
Society is made up of individuals. What difference does the number of people make 0 fucks times any things is still 0 fucks.
Society used to say that slavery was great. It made a huge difference to the slaves and those who profited from slavery.
But go ahead so brave with your 0 fucks. Society is made up of individuals!!! Genius brain.
What are u arguing here? That we should listen to society or that we shouldn't? If we do then we have ur point of society loved slavery. If we don't then we are back to not giving a fuck what society thinks hence what they say can't hurt you.
Have ur fuckibg cake or eat it not both.
Spoken like a person in a position of privilege.
What cos i was born into a country with socialised healthcare. Or cos u just wanna cry about boohoo my lifes so sad I need to blame everyone else for it.
You're such an asshole, it's comical. Like you just go out of your way to be hateful for no real reason.
Asshole yes. Hateful definatly not. nobody ever said the truth was pretty. I would say pull urself up by ur bootstraps but by the sounds of it ur American and ur systems so fucked I doubt u could afford bootstraps.
The fact that you unironically use the phrase “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” just shows how much of a muppet you are. It is physically impossible to pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
You should work on your spelling and grammar before acting like an authority.
Never claimed to be an authority. And being a grammar Nazi isnt an argument based in logic, its sidestepping any substance for the sole purpise of being a right old cunt.
It is not "being a grammar nazi" to point out your complete lack of ability regarding the English language. That is what is commonly known as an "observation". If you want to be observed differently change what is observable.
As an example, you observe me as "a right old cunt" and I am doing nothing to change that observation. In fact, it was my intent from go to be observed that way by you.
Thank the gods you rolled higher in perception than you did in intelligence or you may not have caught on so quickly.
Now imagine muntedcrocodile isn't a native speaker. You'd just completely insulted someone for not speaking your language. Nicely done.
Now imagine that you aren't completely ignorant to the rest of the world for just a moment and notice the Australian flag at the beginning of "muntedcrocodile". Doesn't take a very smart person to know what language is primarily spoken in Australia. Doesn't take a lot of perception to know those who learn English as a second language tend not to use things like "ur" and "u" excessively.
All that being said, your halo is in the mail and you managed to score 100 SJW points for your comment.
Kudos to you!
Now let me tell you that Voyager doesn't show flags. and as a German, I used to use these abbreviations a lot. Just like the Dutch and other nationalities. In fact, I thought it was a non-english thing.
By now you should have noticed what a massive asshole you are.
Edit: the use of SJW alone suggests to me that you're a 4chan incel.
This is what is commonly known as a "you issue".
Well we aren't talking about you, the Dutch, or any other nationality that does not use English as their first language. We are talking about Australia and the fact that they speak English there. Your ignorance on the origins of English slang can be easily corrected with the device you are using to be arrogant and self righteous on.
Do you know the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black"?
Says the one who posted their comment and came back less than 60 seconds later to edit this little gem in.
This may help you: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/projection
https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/grammar-nazi/
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/muppet
While that is a great approach when the words have no weight, ignoring systemic discrimination that perpetuates actual harm is counterproductive.
When a cop calls all black people thugs and criminals, it is something that shouldn't be ignored. When a football team is named the Washington [slurs] it perpetuates racism against native americans in a way that has actual impacts on people. When schools are named after traitors it shows society is fine with elevating their views and ideals.
The importance of words depends on context and blowing off systemic racism permanently installed in public view because they are 'just words' ignores the real harm that those words have. Street signs with derogatory slurs against native people who were the victims of genocide is the equivalent of having slurs used hy the nazis on street signs.
There are words and then there are words backed by the state’s monopoly on violence. It’s harder to move forward when these old ugly names keep things rooted in the past.
Yeh, I can acknowledge the difference tbh
Name a single word that is backed by the states monopoly on violence.
Read the article, there are several
Go ahead and remove or change one of these street signs without government approval, and you'll find the violence real quick.
My point exactly, thanks.
Physically removing a sign doeant sound like words to me.
What's on the sign then, banana pudding?
Just one? Washington.
The name the guy both are fucking dead? I dont see how thats backed with state violence?
Its not like i can summon the FBI into ur house by chanting Washington 6 times in the mirror. And ur good old first amendment give me the right to call him a cunt. I dont see any state backed violence here.
"sticks and stones may break my bones, but NAH NAH NAH NAH, I CAN'T HEAR YOU"
Ignoring racist tradition does nothing to improve society.
I have no trust in 'society'. I've been burned countless times. I've already given up.