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lemmy user(ule)s: "this sign won't stop me because i can't read" (lemmy.cafe)

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https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/why-the-r-word-is-the-r-slur

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, if it’s a valid word for what they want to say, then I don’t really see a problem. It’s pronounced the same, but it’s a completely different word.

Same with a pork meatball or cigarette in the UK.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What's the meatball called? Or is it the same as a cig?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

What's the meatball called?

Ron DeSantis

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The longer version of what the cigarette’s called

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Rhymes with maggot?