He’s quoting Zack. Zack (ostensibly the paid professional) introduced the word “cure” to the discourse and Beetle just lobbed it back (wisely using quotes).

You have pretty well illustrated the ways that media coverage contaminates perspectives... because, even in the best-case scenario (where the media isn’t acting with clear partisan bias), they often feel that they must convey a “responsible” narrative rather than a strictly true one... and even when they are conveying…

It’s not really about “want”. It’s pretty much a requirement for team-based shooters... unless your the most casual of filthy casuals. ;P

I’m still a bit baffled that people aren’t grasping that this, at least in principal, is not actually different from printing a copy of a Rembrandt. So long as people believe the “original” (no really, it’s certified by this authority over here!) has value, it has value. No amount of mockery changes that.

Is there some…

You mean to tell me that the people that provided relief for millions (perhaps billions) of people stuck at home or in quarantine are being compensated for their service?! >:O

There are only two major consequences of reacting in this way... the trolls get exactly what they want (outrage and attention) and the rest of us get to engage in masturbatory self-congratulations for being outraged and giving the trolls attention.

I think there is virtually no chance of this cycle ever ending... which…

The Matrix would be a rather boring, probably completely incoherent, movie if humans had the central nervous system of cows.

...make them their own continuous Fulfilment Order Pickers at meager wages, yet continuous spending to keep functioning as semblance of a human.

At least in this case, profitability and the psychological wellbeing of the cow are causally linked.

Melodrama.

The Matrix would be a rather boring movie if humanity had the central nervous system of cows.

The line will always be somewhere and there will always be people looking to cross the line for attention. *shrug*

I mean... it’s not legally relevant in any case (that would be called revenge, not justice)... but them “not calling for it” and them disagreeing with it are two different things.

Well... that’s mature. ;P

You think poor white people have to worry about being murdered by police because their race?

So long as you understand that your personal experience with the word does not prevent the word from being a slur.

The article admits it originated as a slur against poor whites. You’re having numerous exchanges with people that have lived experience with it as a slur against whites (in my case it was targeted at white…

Yep. Poor white people have it every bit as bad as poor black people.

Your lack of awareness of the history of the word doesn’t equate to someone making things up... even the article admits its origin as a derogatory term targeted at poor white people.

I, and everyone I’ve spoken to it about it in my area, remember it as a derogatory term for people that act stereotypically white…

This is a hilariously stupid comment.

The fact that there are many forms of privilege tied to skin color (and/or ethnic heritage) does not mean that those are all or even the most important forms of privilege at play in any particular context. Arguably... the most powerful form of privilege in a capitalist democracy…

Precisely... which the cynic in me thinks is kinda the whole point of playing games with language this way. We’re not really talking about the natural evolution of language here... but targeted changes that seem to have the net result of reducing the amount of understanding in the world.