• deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    2 hours ago

    Mod requested that OP make the post with NSFW for using the “r” word.

    OP refused and it went down hill from there.

  • gastroglizzy@piefed.social
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    7 hours ago

    Check the mod log.

    Six hours ago, a mod cleaned house, deleting a bunch of comments, giving the reason “inflammatory needling all the way down”. As to what “inflammatory needling” means, I have no idea.

    Maybe they were arguing about some shit coin or China? Either way, not worth your and my time. We have shit to do today.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      6 hours ago

      Thanks, looks like the mod got in an argument with people about the word “retarded” being a slur, locked the post and deleted all their comments.

      • Jake Farm@sopuli.xyz
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        3 hours ago

        I always found the “slur” argument to be stupid, by definition every insult is a slur.

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          3 hours ago

          The issue is that “retarded” is considered an ableist slur though, like the n-word is a racist slur.

          Tap for overthinking tangential thoughts

          While the Merriam Webster lists slur and insults as synonyms, I observe slur to be used describing insults based on a terminology degrading other people than the target of the insult by using a derogatory term towards these people as an insult. So retard would be a slur (and an insult) while asshole would be an insult without being a slur.