Trump’s use of the mental health slur cost him the support of at least one Republican senator, whom he had wanted to help redraw congressional district lines
I dunno dude, baby steps I guess? I think the goal is, as a society, to change the intent behind people using it. Give people the vocabulary to insult their friends in a funny way that doesn’t have hateful undertones (they may or may not even be aware of) and also try to remove (or reduce) the hate directed at people that are “different”.
I guess just giving up is an option, but that definitely won’t make the world better either so… shrug
I dunno dude, baby steps I guess? I think the goal is, as a society, to change the intent behind people using it. Give people the vocabulary to insult their friends in a funny way that doesn’t have hateful undertones (they may or may not even be aware of) and also try to remove (or reduce) the hate directed at people that are “different”.
I guess just giving up is an option, but that definitely won’t make the world better either so… shrug