đšī¸ Andrew
If you complain about people reacting negatively to a word that you know is provocative, aren't you just playing yourself? Sure, people can say whatever they want, but IMO people aren't going to be that receptive to your points.
đ Zero Two
we should not be scared of a word, but we should also be considerate of other people.
đ Bort Simpson
Who determines what words or gestures are provocative?
đ LÊo
I am confident your question is rhetoric, but I will take the bait. My answer is that ultimately what determines which words or gestures are provocative is the culture in which you are inserted. There can be friction when members of different cultures interact. To avoid friction, we could try to be aware of the conventions in other cultures and (as an act of kindness) try to avoid things that may be offensive or hurtful for other people, so all feel welcome.
đ Bort Simpson
It seems easy in theory, but in reality any multicultural space will include groups with conflicting ideals and goals, i.e. Fundamental Islam and LGBTQ. It is expected that you will side with your ideological cohorts over your ideological opponents in any contest of ideas or cultures, which are certain to occur given a wider range of cultures inhabiting the same space and competing for the same resources (power, wealth, influence, etc.) within that space.
đģ Trinity
At this point we might as well tag them- but I'd rather keep a word like that out of my vocabulary; I have a lot of friends of color and that word has quite the warranted connotation.
đšī¸ Andrew
Yeah, the connotation is incredibly loaded, so I don't understand why someone would choose any sort of slur as people's first impression of them. The average person knows that most people are just going to dip out right after that, even if you're trying to make a point about censorship.
đģ Trinity
It could be worse. Aside from the word usage they haven't said anything actually racist.
đšī¸ Andrew
I'm sure they haven't, but most people are just going to go "nope" and just refuse to communicate.
đģ Trinity
That's true and that's something that makes me concerned. As I've said previously, I think we as a community should be welcoming to diverse opinions; while their opinion is /diverse/ it's less than welcoming to others, even if unintentional.