Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
Some of these comments are super disappointing. Language is constantly changing, why wouldn’t the words minority groups use change as well? Especially considering bigoted slang is also constantly changing.
I think I’ve settled on the latter. Disagreement is maybe best communicated by the absence of an upvote? And downvotes work best when they signal something that is just off base, and while not reportable, is not appreciated at a broad cultural level.
My lemmy.world accounts been completely broken since the exploit. It wont it me log in on the browser (chrome) or either of my apps (jerboa, liftoff), so I think I’m gonna stick with sh.itjust.works
Please, think of the kittens
Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate (www.nbcnews.com)
Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
Downvotes = “I disagree” or “this is bad and you should feel bad”?
I think I’ve settled on the latter. Disagreement is maybe best communicated by the absence of an upvote? And downvotes work best when they signal something that is just off base, and while not reportable, is not appreciated at a broad cultural level.
Lemmy.world active users is tapering off while other servers are gaining serious traction.
Seems to me the fear of overloading one instance over another will not happen after all....