Link to reddit thread that sparked this question.

    • edwardligma [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      well in my jurisdiction, calling someone a scab is basically illegal (even on a poster) and can lead to fines of tens of thousands of dollars for causing emotional distress and fear, so its more or less officially considered hate speech

      :yea:

          • Azarova [they/them]
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            2 years ago

            :aus-delenda-est: every day i learn some new horrible little factoid about how the world is somehow just a bit worse than i thought

          • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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            2 years ago

            I will give America this; Our attitude towards free speech means we have a lot more leeway to talk shit than in a lot of places.

            https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1024315097/how-a-beloved-giant-rat-won-free-speech-rights

            Courts have consistently ruled that Scabby is protected speech, which is nice even if the unions aren't as militant as is called for by the moment.

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      scab is a slur, but a slur isn't necessarily a racial slur.