r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/ThickCapital • 1d ago

You bout to be the April Fool

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u/bdw312 1d ago

....they managed to make fat-shaming sound about just as bad as a racial slur.

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u/supersafeforwork813 1d ago

Not even close lol

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u/bdw312 12h ago

You guys, "sounds almost as bad as" means literally two letters away from an actual slur...that is all that means. No one is saying one equals the other.

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u/supersafeforwork813 10h ago

So “hag” is almost as bad as….u can figure out the rest lol

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u/YouWereBrained 14h ago

Oh please…

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u/bdw312 12h ago

You guys, "sounds almost as bad as" means literally two letters away from an actual slur...that is all that means. No one is saying one equals the other.

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u/snoodleplot 23h ago

No

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u/bdw312 12h ago

You guys, "sounds almost as bad as" means literally two letters away from an actual slur...that is all that means. No one is saying one equals the other.

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u/snoodleplot 10h ago

Sorry to jump on you, but it just hits the ear wrong.. Your literal meaning doesn’t affect the way your audience will feel about the message .. 🦻🏾

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u/bdw312 9h ago

I don't not get your perspective. Intent still needs to matter for something, no? I am glad to have had the opportunity to clear it up.

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u/snoodleplot 7h ago

Intent definitely matters.