TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeimagemessage-square339fedilinkarrow-up1943arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1919arrow-down1imageThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square339fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRedfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 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-up1arrow-down2·8 days agoi suppose that’s fair. But it’s also an insult. They’re not meant to be nice.
minus-squareRedfox8@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 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.