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  • jerkface@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    “Migrants” is fine. “Refugees” makes light of people in our community who are actually suffering the extreme hardship of being forced from their home with nothing.

    • ButterBiscuits@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Jesus fucking Christ chill out. Shit like this will just turn people away. Get off your high horse and understand that nobody is making light of anyone’s situation by using that term. So annoying.

    • sunaurus@lemm.eeOPM
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      1 year ago

      Hey, there is no intention of making light of anybody, but if my use of that word bothers anybody then I don’t mind changing it in my post.

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        1 year ago

        If you cave everytime someone gets offended, you won’t be able to write anything. Ignore people like that that are purposefully misconstruing your intentions just to make themselves feel better about their boring lives.

        • Ends@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          They don’t always mean it that bad, but often enough you’ll find they’re ill-mannered trolls who’ll ruin your day if you engage. So yeah.