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Ughhh. I mention that I'm uncomfortable with the term 'sh*male' in a chat room and people get upset at me. Why are people so insistent on using slurs?

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I really hate that f-list has the word baked into the interface. it encourages people to use it and makes them think it's acceptable

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seriously what the hell is wrong with people. I try to point out that hey this isn't a word that I'm comfortable with people using and would you please use some other term and then I get ridiculed, told that no one cares about me, and invited to leave the chatroom.

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