• spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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    6 months ago

    law reflects society. just providing a timeline for things, the word as an insult was a problem starting well into the 90s so it’s absolutely absurd to blame it on sarah palin in 2013.

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      6 months ago

      if you think people started saying r-word in the 70s you’re out of your mind

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          6 months ago

          ok, but the r word was very much acceptable through the early 2000s. it was even casually used on tv.

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            ok, but so was the n-word with a slightly different timeline. none of this invalidates my statement that sarah palin has nothing to do with it.