[Opinions] Re: Jemima
in reply to a message by RoxStar
Yes, but 'chav' is a word which is a slur in and of itself, not a name. I would certainly never refer to someone as an "aunt Jemima" because that would clearly be a slur, but the name by itself, thoroughly removed from the context in which it was used as a slur, doesn't carry the same weight.
I'm struggling to articulate exactly what I mean, but I feel like insisting that the name should be off-limits everywhere is spreading the slur further rather than getting rid of it?
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/christine-seaforth-finch
http://christineseaforthfinch.blogspot.com/
I'm struggling to articulate exactly what I mean, but I feel like insisting that the name should be off-limits everywhere is spreading the slur further rather than getting rid of it?
http://christineseaforthfinch.blogspot.com/
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Yes, I think that's what I struggled to articulate the other day also