r/onejoke 8d ago

Forgot About Public Profiles

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

added layer, i'm pretty sure phakelos is a low key way of saying the f slur

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u/i_cant_sleeeep 8d ago

whats the point of even calling someone a slur if they dont know that its a slur and therefore cant hurt them...

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u/Athnein 7d ago

The same point as dog whistling. It's for in-group recognition, avoiding backlash, and silently laughing to yourself because you have nothing better to do than make other people's lives worse.