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So you're saying if people are offended by something, even though the context isn't negative, I shouldn't use it?
I never said you shouldn't use it. I do think you should acknowledge people are offended, though, and not resort to a "it's only offensive if you take it that way" position.
So if I told you, you calling me Asian offended you, would you stop using that term?
I would acknowledge that you were offended and I might even ask why. You know, you get the discussion going and talk about race.
By your logic, we could never call anyone anything, due to the chance there's some people that might be offended by it.
You can call people whatever you want. But, again, freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences.
No, racial slurs are completely different, because they are born from history and are always used in a negative context. Exotic is far from a racial slur.
Something doesn't have to be a racial slur to be offensive.
It's these barriers I'm trying to get through, because all it does is complicate the real discussions that should be had.
I don't mind having a real discussion. But I think we need to start by acknowledging different people come from different place, have different experiences and are offended by different things. To dismiss someone else's feelings as "it's not offensive unless you take it that way," is not a good place to start.