It was never needed in the past and ads no context that a simple exclamation point or bold letters could do if a person wants to add emphasis.

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    I get this is likely a reference to something, but casually using slurs and linguistic elitism are both pretty lame.

    Edit: Anyone care to share their issues with what I said rather than simply downvoting me?

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      I’m going to guess that it’s Idiocracy, in which case, those words are used because society had devolved into mindless rednecks. And EVERYBODY knows mindless rednecks LOVE those words.

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        “Faggot” isn’t a slur? Someone should tell all the homophobes who’ve yelled it at me over the years, they’d be devastated.

        My goal was not to bring anyone down or to make myself feel superior, but to cause reflection on how the things they say can affect people. How would you suggest I should approach this in the future?