• MacN'Cheezus
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    1 day ago

    The article makes it appear as if she called the child a slur for no reason at all. Whether her excuse is valid is another question, but you can’t just leave that out.

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      10 hours ago

      There is literally NEVER a reason to call a child a slur. How is this so hard for you to understand?

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        7 hours ago

        I already said I wasn’t trying to excuse her behavior. It was dumb and unnecessary, and clearly not very helpful.

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      The article makes it appear as if she called the child a slur for no reason at all.

      She basically did. I don’t see a reason for taking her motives into account whatsoever. If she was a kindergartner you’d say something like “I don’t wanna hear it! You don’t call people that.” and that would be the end of it.

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        Whatever happened to “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me”?

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          10 hours ago

          Shut the fuck up and kill yourself.

          …did that feel good to be on the receiving end of, or did it hurt?

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            7 hours ago

            Yawn. I’ve heard this so often before it’s lost all impact.

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            19 hours ago

            I already said it’s not an excuse for her behavior but it is important context for the story. The article makes it seem like she called him a slur without any provocation whatsoever. Whether the allegation is true or not is a different story, but it’s definitely leaving out an important detail from the video.

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              You could have stopped at “not an excuse”. She used a socially sanctioned word against a child, she revelled in repeating it when questioned, she played victim, claimed doxxing and grifted.

              I wouldn’t care whatever inconvenience she may run into.

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              13 hours ago

              The allegation of theft came from the same person verbally abusing the kid. What possible reason is there to believe her? It’s more likely she was just fabricating an excuse.

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                7 hours ago

                Yeah that’s certainly possible but it’s still unfair reporting to just leave out that part of her story.

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            It’s not the words that are hurting you in that case, it’s the people with guns who are enforcing them.

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        It’s all manufactured outrage if you ask me. They want you to get mad and stay mad so they can tell you who to hate and what to do about it instead of doing something productive with your life.

        Without social media and the Internet, none of us would have ever heard about this incident (or others like it), unless it happened to someone we actually know, and our lives would have likely been better for it. Definitely more peaceful.

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            10 hours ago

            Because there aren’t two sides to calling a child a slur. It’s verge straightforwardly wrong every single time.

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              10 hours ago

              I don’t really recall anything about two sides. I saw an additional complaint that the new left out context, like they always do, in order to get more clicks.

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          14 hours ago

          You hit the nail on the head. A polarized populace is easier to extract money from. The proof is in how much money poor trump supporters are willing to give to a “billionaire”. There is a whole economy around a polarized populace. News, poloticians, “influencers”, and various businesses like truth social that caters only to a polorized populace. In the end, this is all about money. As it always is.