BornVolcano

joined 1 year ago
[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough, poor fuckers don't deserve that

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh COME ON. This guy is actively mocking Taiwan now, too??

Damn it, Muskrat

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (6 children)

One of the reasons I love that I'm in Germany rn. You don't get people casually joking about Nazis then laughing it off like it's nothing. It is literally against the law, and people treat that topic with actual respect.

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (25 children)

I was uplifted for a minute and then I read the comments.

Guys, why is it so hard to just respect that people exist that you might not fully understand?

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Chances are they just don't talk about it

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They're just going to try to make one that's ever so slightly better, and then patent it again

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

And the volunteer community of content transcribers allied with the blind community, who's goal was to ultimately draw attention to the issue to improve accessibility on the reddit app. Go figure.

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The term has been removed from most recent medical literature, because the use of it has been inseparably tied with mental disability. You can't exactly justify calling a black man the n-word because he is a criminal, no?

Trying to find situations where it's "okay" to use slurs as insults is creating a loophole based on opinion that will broaden with time, implying that there are individuals who "deserve" to be called slurs and those who don't. It's creating a divide that can be easily exploited. It's best just to find another word.

The only appropriate use I know of is when talking about flame retardants. The word inherently means "to slow down/reduce", so using it to describe people inherently classifies them as "slow", another common insult term for mentally disabled people. Using it towards fire is a direct use of its wording and doesn't have the same risks.

Basically, the damage is done and the association is there, and it can't really be removed simply because the slur is used "accurately", you know? It carries the harmful context with it.

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My dad gave me his old Razer 2 since he doesn't use it anymore. It's not in great condition, but it works

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There's an app! Good to know!

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, you could put a rainbow neon cord down there, you're not seeing any of it in -20

[–] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You just had me unplugging my cable to shine a flashlight down it to look for the pins haha. Thank you for the info!

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