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I figured you were joking. And for the record, I'd just like to add that it's not necessarily the word itself but why it is being said. A "slur", as defined by the dictionary, could literally be anything, as long as the intent was to belittle and demean. Like, say I make fun of the President and call him "Chief Executive Little Hands". Technically, that's a slur, because there's absolutely no way I'm saying that non-maliciously, ya know?

So if you were, say, in a heated argument with a woman and decided to call her "cunt" because you were trying to find the harshest, most blunt way to insult her? Yeah, that's a slur, and she's right to get mad. If some random guy cuts you off and you yell "stupid cunt"? Prrrrobably not a situation where it's a slur. Your friend did something silly to tease you and you jokingly call him a cunt? Not a slur at all.

So honestly, at least for me, the word itself isn't a problem, but when it's clear it's an attempt to hurt someone's feelings, then yeah, I'm not gonna stand around for it.

However, I have also called people the most creative insults wielded as slurs. I'm not ashamed to admit it. But in those scenarios, it was say, like, someone being hyperpartisan and consciously racist, for example. Purposefully trying to be obtuse and not debate, just yell.

So here's the ultimate question: Is it a slur when it's technically supposed to be a cutting insult, but they really, really deserved it? I'm mostly joking. I'm sure it is. But I'm kinda curious about opinions.

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