Or is it just going to be like the site name where mods just do it without asking anyone?

(Maybe it's clear by the question but I also don't really understand how all this works)

  • heartheartbreak [fae/faer]
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    1 year ago

    Not to be harsh but who cares tbh. We are here for the slop and respite from the rest of the shit liberal intelligence agency controlled internet. As long as we can keep the posting culture from degenerating into rage baiting interaction mills anything else is fine imo.

      • JuneFall [none/use name]
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        1 year ago

        While that is correct Stirner's Spuk (having had a hundred years of different meaning) is not the same. The terms translate did change within the US to a racist slur meaning. So using the original German term "spuk" (instead the double "o") might be fine?

        That said recommending German words feels icky to me. Within some leftist circles (think RAF surroundings and autonomous antifa) categorically lower case writing is common.

      • AbbysMuscles [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Can you provide any context or justification? "Spook" is also a pejorative against CIA officers and other glowies and I'm hesitant to just drop it because someone on the internet asked

        • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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          1 year ago

          Sure! Sorry it's NPR, but they have a solid article. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/24/559502238/this-halloween-what-does-it-mean-to-call-something-spooky

          • AbbysMuscles [she/her]
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            1 year ago

            Appreciate it. Based on that article, it meant "spooky" in the innocuous sense for a long time and was a slur for black people in the middle of the previous century. It looks like a more context-sensitive word than some other slurs, since it has more "legitimate" use; a blanket avoidance seems over-eager IMO

          • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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            1 year ago

            If folks want me to stop bringing this up, I'm willing; I'm not personally offended or affected by its use. I agree that a pejorative for spies and such is handy to have (and that Stirner's use well predates the slur). Like, it's obvious in context it's not being used for racial reasons.