• lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    It doesn’t have the same connotation for a non-American. It’s just an edgy word used to elicit a reaction. Like calling someone “gay” 30 years ago.

    It’s a “bad” word and shouldn’t be used but it lacks weight when used by a random swede.

    • Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Yeah thats a load of horseshit. Especially coming from a swede. Racism began in Europe and the Swedes have a pretty large amount of active nazis. The “weight” is exactly the same and I pity anyone dumb/naive enough to think different…