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Twitch declares “Zionist” a slur — and a bannable offense (www.theverge.com)

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev -2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

They're saying that in the same way terrorist is not always a slur but is used as a slur sometimes, Zionist can be used as a slur. I think it's a fair take. It's odd to specifically list Zionist as a contextual slur when you can just say no slurs.

I don't know if I fully agree but that's their argument as I understand it.

Edit: Idk why people are down voting me trying to explain someone's argument.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If you refer to the Muslim man in the bomb vest as a terrorist its fine, if you refer to all muslim men as terrorists its a slur.

Refering to Israeli generals and politicians as Zionists is fine, If you refer to all Jewish people as Zionists...

[–] small44@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Nobody is referring as all Jews as zionists. Actually it's zionists and Israel defender who want you to believe that anti zionism is anti Judaism

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I figured zionism had to do with an ideology, not a profession. Generalisations like these are not helping.

[–] scorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Falsehood is fruitless from the start so don't worry, Truth always prevails as they say

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, nobody has attempted to give a definition. Lots of downvotes all around though. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[–] scorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

the devil is in the details

[–] wertyuiop@feddit.rocks 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean, is nazi a slur?

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

If you do something like refer to all white people or all Germans as Nazis then yeah, in that context it's a slur. But just referring to members of the Nazi party, definitely not. Extreme far right folks, personally no, I don't view it as a slur there. Some people may disagree (probably the extreme far right people being called Nazis).

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 1 points 6 days ago

Yup, that's it.