"Bro" creep is getting out of hand.https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/1034141758542766081 …
"Can get you fired" is not necessary for something to be a slur. But it is sufficient.
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That seems really broad because then "you fucking asshole" is a slur rather than just an insult
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I was presuming that it meets the minimum definition, a derogatory term for a particular group. Or embezzlement would be a slur. Whether something is a slur is intersubjective, offense being both given and taken. There's never anything that always qualifies. 1/2
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Still, I maintain that "he called me a bitch" is fireable in the States, and "she called me a bro" is not, and that the difference is slurriness, or slurritude, or perhaps slurraciousness 2/2
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Sure, I agree with that. But then the question becomes, who is the arbiter of what counts as a slur? Is "slur" a descriptive or normative designation? Like if a term denigrates a particular demographic and meets a nebulous level of maliciousness, then I think it's a slur
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So where I differ from Rev, assuming I interpret him correctly, is that I don't think "bro" is malicious enough to be a slur. But it's debatable, as classifications tend to be :P
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Slurs as a class are embattled semantic territory with real consequences for the winners and losers. There's power in what you can't say. I think it's fair to say that "bro" has broadened and become more insulting in recent years. Would I take umbrage? ... nah
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