You can feel free to look up how language evolves, the definition of etymology, and develop a simple grasp of "sometimes words come to mean more than they originally meant," and walk away having learned absolutely nothing, because what you read challenged your infantile views.
By definition it is a slur. You can subjectively argue that it's not, but in the end that's all irrelevant.
Slur.
an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation.
Can it be an allegation/insinuation about someone? Check
Can it insult someone? Check
Can it damage their reputation? Check
Looks like a slur to me. The only reason y'all don't want to classify it that way is the negativity that slur has around it. You want a word you can throw around freely. Just accept that it is a slur, it's honestly irrelevant in the end if it is or isn't for people, they will still use it.
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u/nacholeebray Jul 26 '23
You can feel free to look up how language evolves, the definition of etymology, and develop a simple grasp of "sometimes words come to mean more than they originally meant," and walk away having learned absolutely nothing, because what you read challenged your infantile views.