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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I agree slurs refer to people, but if you call a Japanese car a "rice cooker" (which is where this comes from) that's insulting the people...

And, yeah, at least originally. "Kraut" is one of those things that really has evolved somewhat, especially through krautrock in the 70s and other things. And whether it's racist is complex depending on definitions and blah blah blah. But it was definitely 100% coined as a slur.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

So you consider yanks to be a slur and offensive right?

Polacks?

Frenchies?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you being for real? You dont understand the difference between calling an Asian person rice, and "Frenchie"? Smh my head

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What I see is someone thinking names for white people aren't offensive. Are you being for real? Surely you must treat all of these slurs equally right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

First of all, why the fuck would all names for people be equal? That's insane. Do you think that the n word is equally offensive as those slurs you listed too? Or you just think it's fine like calling someone Frenchie? Either way doesn't look good.

Secondly this shit is so established there's a Wikipedia page about it. Just cos you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it's just being made up, there's no need to go on some anti-woke crusade.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

There we go assuming what my goals are.

I asked you if you found them offensive or not and you went straight to assuming my political platform.