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...so rat is a slur now
I just learned of it... WHAT WHEN. HOW? LAST TIME I CHECKED IT WAS JUST AN INSULT? WHAT HAPPENED. You make every little thing into... *faints* I can’t fathom humans
I don’t think y’all partake in critical thinking, and learn the context of words and how it affects people based on how it’s used and who it’s directed towards.
Y’all see something you don’t like and blame it on twt and cancel culture, when no one mentioned cancelling, and no one acknowledges it’s been around before the Internet. I...... reply
this slur isn't made up recently. it's one that was used a long time ago. when alot of asian migrates would come into us/maybe the European countries. read other answers that explains this in better details. and it can be triggering maybe not to you, even if you are asian yourself (I'm asian too, and don't felt triggered by this) but it might be tr...... reply
rat isn't a slur. however, when rat is used against asian people, then it becomes a derogatory term. if you use the term rat against asian people, you are racist. i feel like yall are being ignorant on purpose at this point. reply
I've never heard any Asians complain about it. Yes. It is insulting but it was never racist. It can only be racist if the word is used to insult the whole race but guess what? The word 'rat' is commonly used to insult to an individual. Not the whole race. Pardon my language. Twittards should stop assigning things that should oppress us. It's annoyi...... 2 reply
While it's true it was used as a derogatory insult against asian people to comment on their eyes and generally smaller body size, it's also used as an insult to people in general. Rats are generally associated with uncleanliness and in the middle ages (500 to 1400–1500 CE) it even caused the bubonic plague; so it's not like when the word "rat" wa...... reply
wtf do u mean now,,, it has natzee origins. and no saying rat doesn't make it a slur, saying rat when referring to an east asian specifically japanese people is offensive and makes it a slur please ur ur brains 1 reply
pls don't make it one. im pretty sure its not exactly a slur, more so used to insult and mock east asian eyes just like the rest of them are, ugh why can't y'all just leave us alone. reply