FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoWhat innocent word sounds like a slur?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareWhat innocent word sounds like a slur?FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareWiddershins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-24 days agoNiggardly/niggard predates the racist slur by quite a while but it still has gotten people in trouble for using it. It has completely different roots not in racism. It just sounds too similar for anyone to use.
minus-squareHodrobond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-24 days agoI have a niggling feeling there are more of these words
minus-squareAceFuzzLord@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoAdd an “s” in front of the n-word and it apparently becomes a synonym for snicker. Crazy stuff.
Niggardly/niggard predates the racist slur by quite a while but it still has gotten people in trouble for using it. It has completely different roots not in racism. It just sounds too similar for anyone to use.
I have a niggling feeling there are more of these words
Like chigger
Add an “s” in front of the n-word and it apparently becomes a synonym for snicker. Crazy stuff.