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by lotusmars 1427 days ago
In Russia homophobia is such an integral part of society and day to day life (due to prison culture) that those horrific, dehumanizing and derogatory words you’ve mentioned are actually considered “pejorative rather than grossly offensive”

N-word as well. Ordinary Russians will fight tooth and nail for their right to use this word.

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>> N-word as well. Ordinary Russians will fight tooth and nail for their right to use this word.

To be honest I believe the americans promoted the n-word and they still do it MORE than anyone else(i.e russia). Just listen a random rap song or watch a movie with black people. It seems part of the american culture. As someone from a small European country I couldn't really understand how a word can be both "forbidden" and widely used by the offended party.

Nevertheless offensive words are offensives and we should try to avoid using them but talking about F word and N word and B word and M word even in a neutral context seems a bit too much censorship. We are not kids to be told we are not allowed to say specific words.

And it looks like now another word is going to be forbidden: H word.

Hello word?