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FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days ago

What innocent word sounds like a slur?

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What innocent word sounds like a slur?

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days ago
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    Niggardly/niggard predates the racist slur by quite a while but it still has gotten people in trouble for using it. It has completely different roots not in racism. It just sounds too similar for anyone to use.

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      I have a niggling feeling there are more of these words

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        4 days ago

        Like chigger

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