Quote from: claws on Today at 03:19:08 PMQuote from: zombie no.one on Today at 03:11:41 AMI suppose a take away from this is that it's not the actual audible formation of the word itself which is offensive, because every time you say the word 'vinegar' you are literally saying that word, and yet nobody (at least nobody sane) bats an eyelid.
ditto every time you say the word 'country' you are technically turning the airwaves blue.
so ultimately all the controversy is 100% about the semantics behind words, rather than the actual words themselves.
maybe that's a very obvious and self evident point to make? feel like it often gets lost in all the surrounding commotion though....
The exhausting part is the current 'edge culture' that thrives on this exact technicality. There's a specific type of person who loves to play with phonetic proximity, using words like 'vinegar' with a metaphorical wink, just to see how close they can get to a slur without 'technically' crossing the line.
They treat language like a game of 'I'm not touching you,' pushing boundaries specifically to provoke a reaction, then retreating into 'it's just a word' when they get called out.


Quote from: lester1/2jr on Today at 03:46:24 PMThe Epstein Files is a "They Live" sequel.

QuoteMr Lafeuillee even went into the kitchen at one point during this incident and 'clapped or clicked his fingers at staff, shouted at them across the floor in front of guests and when he found that the steak was not to his liking, started shouting loudly, saying that he was not going to pay'.