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can someone swing me a pc dictionary plz no irony, im srsly mortified i apparently had been using “hon” on everyone i like and recently found out its a slur (thanks @ContraPoints) and i am SO SORRY and NOT OK. I had no idea it had originated as a slur. If anyone uses it STOP
"hon" as an insult is really confined to online trans subcultures, it's probably only more widely known than that because of me (oops). So I wouldn't worry about calling people hon in the ordinary way!
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i don’t really know much about this, maybe i used the wrong term.
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This has bothered me a bit since I found out about it. Living in Maryland, "hon" is just a common colloquialism buy I never knew it had other connontation. It's just another thing I try to be cognizant of when I speak.
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Guess I gotta watch this video, cause I've never heard of it being desparaging before. Least of all in trans circles...
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it’s a great video! definitely watch it!
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Australians call their girlfriends, siblings, children, etc. "hon" all the time. It's the shortened form of honey and we use it as a term of affection
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same where I’m from in DR, but i’m in NYC now and most of my friends are aware of 4chan etc.
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it's p. misogynist in the real world as well
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I have been watching the brilliant British crime TV series Vera, where the female protagonist calls absolutely everyone «pet» and «luv». I have had British strangers calling me «darling». Cultural context makes a difference.
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