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Cake day: June 23rd, 2023

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  • The news articles just keep saying it was a slur used in Italian, but never mention what it was. (almost like trying to report it, but also burying it at the same time to save grace)

    After a bit of searching, the word is the loose Italian translation of the “F” slur used in English. I honestly can say I’ve never heard that word (at least in English) used by anyone but true bigots (and immature idiot kids online), even older people.

    I did however have an English teacher in high school (who was openly gay) stop the class once, when someone ask about the subject of slurs. (namely racial ones) His relatively succinct response was that any slur is owned by the people in subject, and only they can choose use it to weaken its hate or let it die from disuse. (I sort of miss him, as he liked to speak to us with a frankness like adults rather than hide things like people do to kids, 12 and under)

    I say that if he can’t stop using it, even “accidentally”, he may not really be as accepting as people think, and it is all just a bit of an act to try to keep that religon alive with gen y+.





  • Coming from a murrikan, you’re not to blame. It got it’s designation from the ignorant/self-absorbed and likely drunk/cracked-out murrikans in the 1800’s. (they’re not as common, but they are still around here)

    The wiki article actually enlightens that it was a German creation, but they decided to swap the better tasting pistachio section with strawberry. (which completely changed the flavor profile)