Kinda OT, but I believe the connotation is that slur is use of the word, whereas an insult is use directed at someone.
For instance, if someone is having a conversation where they use the n-word, it's a racial slur. If they directly call someone that, it's an insult. On Fri, Sep 21, 2018, 9:45 AM Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > For the record I was surprised to see the word "slur" pop up > quite often recently, while I'd only heard "insult" before. I > looked it up and it doesn't help that the French translation seems to > be the same in both cases (it's "insulte"). > > Then I came upon this thread where someone pretty much asks the same > question: > https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/6bjgwq/slur_vs_insult/ > > and the comments there are interesting as to how complicated and > difficult to grasp the cultural landscape of linguistic taboos really > is. > > Regards > > Antoine. > > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:55:10 +0200 > "Philipp A." <flying-sh...@web.de> wrote: > > The main clause differentiating bad, weaponizable CoCs from good ones is > > > > "Assume good faith" > > > > Everything will be OK if good faith can reasonably be assumed (E.g. when > > someone uses a word which is only offensive based on context) > > On the other hand, e.g. obvious racial slurs never have a place on a > > discussion board about a programming language. How can one possibly say > > them in good faith? > > > > Rhodri James <rho...@kynesim.co.uk> schrieb am Fr., 21. Sep. 2018 um > > 15:46 Uhr: > > > > > On 20/09/18 19:56, Brett Cannon wrote: > > > > Based on the WG's recommendation and after discussing it with Titus, > the > > > > decision has been made to ban Jacco from python-ideas. Trivializing > > > > assault, using the n-word, and making inappropriate comments about > > > > someone's mental stability are all uncalled for and entirely > unnecessary > > > to > > > > carry on a reasonable discourse of conversation that remains > welcoming to > > > > others. > > > > > > Not a challenge to the ban in any way, but I feel the need to repeat > > > what I said about banning words. The moment you create that taboo, you > > > give the word power. That's the exact opposite of what you want to do. > > > It's the intent with which the word is used that matters. I've heard > > > all sorts of words used as insults -- "special", anyone? -- and many of > > > the same words used innocently or affectionately. > > > > > > Banning bad or insulting behaviour is fine. Banning words is a bad > path > > > to go down. > > > > > > -- > > > Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Python-ideas mailing list > > > Python-ideas@python.org > > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > > > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- Ryan (ライアン) Yoko Shimomura, ryo (supercell/EGOIST), Hiroyuki Sawano >> everyone else https://refi64.com/
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