TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeexternal-linkmessage-square329fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square329fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRedfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 days agoNo, the discussion was not about whether different words were of equal or differing offensiveness. My discussion is about what saying ‘it’s a power thing’ actually means and how it relates to abusive behaviour.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoi suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
minus-squareRedfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoExactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.
No, the discussion was not about whether different words were of equal or differing offensiveness. My discussion is about what saying ‘it’s a power thing’ actually means and how it relates to abusive behaviour.
i suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
Exactly! Which was my original point that this ‘power thing’ is about using/tied to abusive/instluting behaviour rather than something separate.