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Originally Posted by DaBackpack

It's pitiful that you need an itemized list of "what specific versions of the n-word can I use" as if being on the internet absolves you of any responsibility of being an actual decent human being. If the rules say "don't use slurs", why in God's name would you try to find out what specifically constitutes a slur? It's embarrassing.

Here's a very good example on context that also bridges the current major Open Letter threads in the process. Shows that there's a difference between whether something can be damaging/attacking, or can describe a situation in a way that isn't meant to be damaging/attacking.

Originally Posted by devonin

His using 'autistic' as a slur is what makes me sad.

I am inclined to agree with dbp on this one. It just takes a level of common sense and inference to get by.