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Old 06-01-2006, 08:42 AM
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Originally posted by FSUZeta
i think that slurs can "slip" out, most often if the person uses them regularly. there may be no meaning behind the use, and no intent to insult or hurt anyone, but that does not mean it doesn't hurt.
But doesn't that make the situation worse?? I mean, if I was with a hispanic friend and "gringos pendejos" "slipped", and they responded by saying "Sorry, it's just a habit", that would affect me more, knowing that's what they say all the time (and probably their actual opinion, if they say it all the time), and it was not just a one-time accident.
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