• 5765313496@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I think it works like this: If your friend makes this joke to you and a small group of friends, and you know they’re not racist, and just being silly, it’s okay. If you hear a stranger shout this in a crowd, it’s too risky to give them the benefit of the doubt. Because they might be a bad actor trying to drum up support with the wrong kind of people. You all feel like like-minded friends to me, but you’re really strangers, and so are the people who can hear what you say.

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        2 days ago

        Okay but with the context of the headline and the presence of an emoji, you can easily tell this is a light-hearted joke. Some people seem to be looking for problems where there are none.