Opinions on the Soviet Union/Marxism-Leninism

I stub my toe and scream "Bastard!" Am I oppressing all men while I do it?

Because there isn't any oppression of men for being men in society? Nor is bastard even an attack on men, it's meant for people born out of wedlock (clearly, not a group that is in modern times uniquely oppressed like national and gender-oppressed people are).

Bitch isn't racist though

???

what you're asking for is the same as saying 'Don't take the lord's name in vain.'

No, what I'm asking is that you don't repeat sexist or racist or whatever slurs. If you want to abstract from oppression go ahead, but that's not exactly good socialist analysis of language and why those words got those meanings.

Here's an example, gay men and women in the past used to take their insults and wear them as badges of honour

Oppressed groups reappropriation oppressive language is a little different from you telling me to ignore oppressive language all-together. As my flair might indicate, I am a big believer in re-appropriation of oppressive vocabulary, but that only works in certain contexts.

So instead of trying to force people not to use language like that, which is honestly futile because of the right-wing governments in power all across the world why not take an insult, flip it round and own it, you don't beat people by playing them at their game.

So just ignore oppressive language altogether? That only works in certain contexts, and certainly doesn't give anyone an excuse to keep using oppressive language in shitty ways. You telling oppressed people to "just deal with it" is pretty shitty imho.

A socialist forum should be a place for free speech, what's the point of just talking to people who only share your exact view?

So I should just tolerate oppressive behavior? I should just not care that the insults I get irl are replicated online on a supposedly progressive and anti-oppression place?

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