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Pope repeats gay slur in closed-door meeting, ANSA reports (www.reuters.com)
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[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not reading an essay from a straight person who sounds like a redditor

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You are not reading at all, apparently. Shame, it's useful sometimes. You should try.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Your opinion here is unimportant. You're not in the community

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So your opinion on the use of an Italian word is not important, as you are not in the community (Italian speakers). Sounds good to me.

(Obviously I consider your argument BS, but happy to apply it both ways).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anyone can easily determine it's a slur. Pretty fuckin easy to verify that I'm right and you're wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You can also verify that "mortacci tua" (literally: cursing your dead ancestors) is a slur/cuss, but in Rome it is used 80% as a friendly expression. Just to make an example.

Culture and language exist beyond your google searches...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anyway, here's you straight up refusing to understand the concept of white privilege:

My genuine reaction to everything you've said:

Have an extremely shitty day, and let's not talk again. I have even less respect for you now that when we've started -- pretty impressive tbh since I started at zero so -- achievement unlocked??, and you've confirmed all my suspicions about you by admitting that you think casual queerphobia is okay and that we queers are just "making a big deal out of nothing."

I can't block your ass because I'm a mod, but I won't be responding in any meaningful way going forward.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh no, a comment in another context again interpreted from your US-centric view!

I mean, you think I care about your respect? A person who makes 0 effort in understanding other points of views (quite similar, ironically) and straight up insults and wishes death to others? Lol you are thinking way too much of yourself.

I also stand by every word of that comment, as the concept of white privilege doesn't apply everywhere (Italy has a completely different history and racial dynamic compared to US).

Again, you have a colonialist mindset, and you are completely incapable of accepting that the US cultural lens is not the only lens that exists and that won't apply to many. So tell whatever stories you want to yourself, shout as much as you can, but I am just explaining my views and providing cultural context (which has nothing to do with excusing or defending homophobia). You refuse to accept this context because you think that your perspective is universal. I will repeat it, colonialist mindset.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

SHitty people all call their friends queerphobic slurs in both English and Spanish, I've seen it.

It doesn't excuse it, and it doesn't make their language and behavior less queerphobic. In fact, the fact that they use it so casually is just more evidence of how deeply entrenched queerphobia is, and the fact that they're willing to continue to normalize this in society with such callous disgregard for us LGBTQIA+ people does not reflect well on their character.

Sounds to me like you just surround yourself with 4chan tier people. Yikes.