I keep coming back to this. I’ve been thinking about the internal monologue that necessarily had to happen to get here.
“Speech taboos exist.”
normal reply: “Yeah, words only have meaning due to baggage; some words carry heavier baggage, making them taboo in ordinary conversation.”
this fucking guy: “Words shouldn’t be taboo; that’s irrational.”
“People end associations and friendships based on word choice.”
normal: “Not hard to imagine.”
TFG: “There is literally no reason to end a friendship over word choice unless the other person doesn’t let you use slurs in casual conversation.”
“The best way to get to know what ideologies someone subscribes to is by dropping slurs in conversation.”
TFG: “Yes, and it’s really important to test the ideologies of strangers in the most flippantly casually offensive way possible, which doubles as a great first impression. You will look alpha as fuck by using slurs.”
normal: “Huh, haven’t had an intrusive thought like that in a while. Where’d that come from?”
“It’s ok to say the n-word as long as you don’t think about race at all and never with any negative sentiment.”
TFG: “Yes, this is the extent to which CRT needs to be taught in schools. Then we can teach rationality and run IQ tests.”
normal: "OK I really need to see my therapist; maybe it’s time to try Wellbutrin."1
I keep coming back to this. I’ve been thinking about the internal monologue that necessarily had to happen to get here.
“Speech taboos exist.”
“People end associations and friendships based on word choice.”
“The best way to get to know what ideologies someone subscribes to is by dropping slurs in conversation.”
“It’s ok to say the n-word as long as you don’t think about race at all and never with any negative sentiment.”
1: this post not sponsored by wellbutrin