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minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoI mean, they’re technically calling black people the N word by proxy (it’s meant to essentially be white + N word to refer to a white guy pretending to be/acting black). So it seems like a case of “if you’re not black you probably shouldn’t say it”.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoso does digger get a pass because it has context? Or how does this work?
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agowho knows, follows the same construction as the other two though.
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoNo I don’t think people who use the word “digger” are specifically and purposefully altering the N word and directly referencing it.
I mean, they’re technically calling black people the N word by proxy (it’s meant to essentially be white + N word to refer to a white guy pretending to be/acting black). So it seems like a case of “if you’re not black you probably shouldn’t say it”.
so does digger get a pass because it has context? Or how does this work?
What would the D even stand for? 🤔
who knows, follows the same construction as the other two though.
No I don’t think people who use the word “digger” are specifically and purposefully altering the N word and directly referencing it.