• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 hours ago

      I can (and have, many times) dropped a hard-r for comedic effect, even around my black friends, as they have the context to know that I’m not actually the kind of person to use that word normally

      If I was recorded and shared to the internet doing so free of context, I would be labelled as a racist shithead immediately and forever

      • Clent@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        Is that the situation here? It is not.

        Everyone wanting to give the benefit of the doubt here gives racists room to exist.