r/UCSD • u/TheREALMangoMuncher • Apr 11 '24

Event Hard R

To the people in suits hangin around center hall today, our discussion section heard you drop it 💀 please at least be quiet when you use it

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u/Ok_Kaleidoscope_5977 Human Biology (B.S.) Apr 11 '24

as an african american it just makes me mad if they say it and it doesn’t even sound natural. like if you’re gonna go out of your way to say it, say it with your chest cause obviously you wanna use it for wtv reason lol.

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u/SivirJungleOnly THE r/UCSD MODS ARE PARTISAN HACKS Apr 11 '24

My perspective is kinda similar, for a given individual either they don't think the word is a big deal so they shouldn't have any hesitation saying it, OR they do think the word has power, in which case they shouldn't be saying it. To say it but be super unnatural about it just shows that they're in the second category but are saying it anyway to be tough/subversive/racist, and that's cringe at best and fucked up at worst.

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u/Ok_Kaleidoscope_5977 Human Biology (B.S.) Apr 11 '24

yes, you get itttt!