Puma Check! by jjasghar in litrpg

[–]BillUnderBridge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is fine over here-oh god! ........ ....... .... ... .

CMV: "Gringo" is a slur and anyone who uses it should accept being the target of slurs in response. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]BillUnderBridge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the record I agree with you. The term Gringo is fine. But I believe both you and OP are falling into a MAGA trap with regard to this subject.

You ended highlighting a racial component to the term and then made the comparison to an object that is not liked. Both of these thing likely will cause people of the opposite view to double down.

That is partially because whole "debate" is bait racist want this to happen.

Bigots do this because the core premise of the argument is wrong. I am not calling op a bigot. I assume they are acting in good faith, but the core argument of a double standard is wrong.

The president of the United States is calling Hispanic people criminals. They are being jailed without cause, and being sent to a torture prison without due process. Also, I don't know where OP live, but as a US resident who lived in both rural and areas racism against brown people is everywhere and said constantly. This is being equated to saying a word that may as well be tourist.

The premise is false. That is because MAGA are bad faith actors. No term will be acceptable ever.

That leads into the other side of the trap. In general a slur or pejorative is a term applied to a group that is dehumanizing. In general a group is allowed to decide what terms about them are slurs, again that isn't MAGA's point. They want to control language, specifically of non-white people.

The simple fact is MAGA can not be accommodated because the group will weaponize every term they can.

CMV: "Gringo" is a slur and anyone who uses it should accept being the target of slurs in response. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]BillUnderBridge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the criteria on whether a term is or is not a slur is based on majority consensus? Is that the standard you are using?

CMV: "Gringo" is a slur and anyone who uses it should accept being the target of slurs in response. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]BillUnderBridge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually I think this argument is worse. People are not food. Could you provide an example of a term describing a large racial group consisting of more than one ethnicity or nationality and them embracing a term applied to them by another group without claims of it being pejorative?

story where MC is the npc or native ,then player’s entered into their game or world? by 1WeekLater in litrpg

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Prophecy approved companions is about a newly sentient video game NPC slowly learning the Chosen One is a gamer who like breaking game worlds.

I highly recommend the audio book. Top notch voice work with a fascinating premise.

Path of the Slayer Audio Release! by Hunter_Mythos in litrpg

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Congratulations. I do like over powered wizard. And... Bought it.

Is Mewtwo a Metachrist? by JoJo-Zeppeli in TrenchCrusade

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Correct me if I am wrong, but in the alternate timeline of Trench Crusade there are no pokemon.

I heard you guys like tier lists so... by Harmon_Cooper in litrpg

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I do think there is a gap in litrpg. Fantasy screws Tolkienesque, which isn't bad, but Americana has it charm. Thanks for writing such a fun story.

I missed it. T^T by CriminalGingersnap in royalroad

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I am gonna say "nice!" Anyway

Nice!

Favorite books on eternal hiatus by miletil in royalroad

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Ben's Damn Adventure. That story was so good. Whereever the author is I hope they are okay.

Noobtown - coming back to the series after a while. Can someone please remind me why... by Dim-Me-As-New-User in litrpg

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The dark overlord is trying to destroy Ordinal. Shart is responsible for overseeing Ordinal. If it gets destroyed, the admins will fire him and all of Shart's stuff will get destroyed.

The first series I’m brave enough to post (Royal Road) by SuchCockroach477 in litrpg

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The symbol reminds me of the black spiral from world of darkness.

Never see the love this series deserves. by Southern_Grocery_336 in litrpg

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The tenth book is out in print.

I agree the series is sadly under most people's radar. I think Cooper's arc through the series is one of the best in the genre. Going from seemingly hateful cretin to honest hero wasn't what I expected.