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[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 28 points 7 months ago (2 children)

TIL ‘41’ has a long history as a slur for homosexuals

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/10/number-41-became-anti-gay-slur-mexico/

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago

Is every word and number going to get colonised as dogwhistle until all of language has become a minefield ? Why do we even give air to this shit ? It seems to me acknowledging it is to give it power and legitimacy.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 4 points 7 months ago

Not a common one, at least not in the US.