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Was doing a reading for a class and without warning encountered the r-slur. Despicable, repugnant and antiquated.

But, context matters. What was the context of the usage of the word in said book? If it was an old book and used in a strictly medical context non-maliciously, then you need to keep the book in the context of the time period as way back when, the word was used mostly medically and the stigma surrounding said word was not present, and it was not considered a slur in that context.

RicOlie_2 said:

Those people feel exactly the same way about the other side. What you mean by “alt right” is unclear, since the term get’s thrown around a lot, but I think it’s important to recognize that people on all sides feel the same way. There’s been a significant shift to the left in mainstream media in the last decade or two, and people who aren’t on board with it often react by going in the other direction.

I don’t know what JadedSkywalker said before that this message is replying to as he deleted it, but I agree a lot with this reply. Political polarization is very big in the United States, and many times the far-left radicalizes people to the far-right, and vice-versa.

I myself was rather infamously far-left back in 2020/2021, harbouring extremely negative views on gender roles, Britain, sex, ect., but have since stabilized to around centre-right and hold far more nuanced and even positive views on said topics. I genuinely can’t look at those 2020-1 posts because of how cringe-worthy they are now for 2024 me.

Nuance is dead in politics, and yet is the magic word for political ideological harmony.

I could go on about where I think this all comes from, but the site rules do not allow political debate, so I will end this little mini-essay here.