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[–] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Language is a social phenomenon, yes.

[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Blacks and whites should be equal." Would have been considered hate speech in 1890.

[–] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thankfully your style of rebuttal would be just as tiresome in 1890 as it is in the modern day.

[–] mwguy@infosec.pub -1 points 1 year ago

Except I'm 1890 I would have had the weight of academia and public policy behind me.