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      I’m gen Z, pretty much all Zoomers I chat with use slang (and part of it comes from AAVE, this is just how slang develops, it often comes from marginalized groups), I can’t believe some people actually think this is enough to cancel someone for

      If a person would write it somewhere other than Fedi, people would probably just assume that you’re joking or making fun of a term cultural appropriation, but oh well

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        I’m well aware that ‘Gen Z’ took something that wasn’t theirs, changed its meaning and used it to look ‘cool’ and gate-keep people from using the language they didn’t make. Whilst the people who literally created such language and other cultural aspects are laughed at and treated like shit.

        So, no, it’s not as you say about ‘language evolving’ nor picking up things from hanging out with such folks, it’s literally about privilege, thinking they are entitled to everything, just like most white people.

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          I don’t see a point in discussing this topic, I feel like I’m being trolled, I hope you will have a nice rest of your day!

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      So I guess the opinions of the people who made the language and have to suffer every day by being ridiculed for using it and other aspects of their culture whilst those that have privilege enough to not face that kind of discrimination can look ‘cool’ and use it to profit, doesn’t matter.

      Okay.