Oh then I misunderstood. I thought Esther worries about groups as about labels. Sorry if I misunderstood!
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @o_guest and
@IrisVanRooij I been recently informed by Olivia, that what I call labels is not she (at least) understands.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @twitemp1 @IrisVanRooij and
Putting the literal words aside. I think Esther worries about words being used to describe people/groups without their permission.
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Such as TERF and cis? Or other labels?
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @twitemp1 and
No, like f*g and b*tch, etc. That's my understanding.
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Slurs.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @twitemp1 and
Slurs are a type of label, but I don't see all/most labels as being slurs at all. I think thinking labels are only slurs is a very heteronormative type experience, as you said in a side-thread just now, Iris.
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That’s why I asked which labels are meant. Take eg ‘homo’, it’s considered a slur in NL, and used as such. I had a discussion with my kids. Even they understand it is not a slur. The problem is that homophobe ppl think it is.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @twitemp1 and
Same with "black" racists think black is a bad word.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
A cringeworthy example is when white Americans refer to all black people, most of whom don’t live in US, “African American”
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Yeah, racists in Russia do that too. In this show they kept calling Reggie African American and they categorically stated that it was because "otherwise we have to call you a n-".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r844j …
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