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djkoch66 t1_iwpdna7 wrote

Reply to comment by basspig in Before he became a world champion: a 17 Year old Manny Pacquiao training on ghetto gym equipment made from bicycle tires and wood [Image] by StuffilyTinsel79

I don’t know how he describe his environment but I still find ghetto an offensive and derogatory word as it describes the segregation of a marginalized group.

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basspig t1_iwpdzgt wrote

Poor,marginalized, low income, = ghetto. It’s literally the definition. I get feeling bad for poor people, but for fuck sake. How is it possible to be offended by a word…

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djkoch66 t1_iwrl13j wrote

Do you belong to a marginalized community?

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basspig t1_iwrlv34 wrote

I don’t belong to anything. Neither do you. You’re not a possession.

I am able to point to any word in the dictionary without being hurt or offended. Im starting to believe I have a superpower.

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djkoch66 t1_iwroi1d wrote

Yet you’re carrying on a discussion about it as if you are bothered by it.

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basspig t1_iwrp1zn wrote

These types of conversations are important. Free yourself from the imaginary shackles and false pain of words. Stop telling people to change their words because you don’t like them. That’s childish.

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djkoch66 t1_iwrrjvo wrote

You still appear bothered by it.

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basspig t1_iwrrsjm wrote

Not a bit. I admire Manny’s perseverance.

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trafalmadorianistic t1_iwph8yp wrote

He's not using it in that way. You know there is more than one usage of the word.

In the Philippines we don't use the word "ghetto". The usual English word used for places where the urban poor live is "slum", though I don't know if he was living in one.

https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-manny-pacquiao-story/

I think a more precise word to use is "makeshift", but that's not clickable enough for Reddit

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djkoch66 t1_iwrllk3 wrote

Are you part of a marginalized group?

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basspig t1_iwpihsg wrote

You realize you’re just making words that make YOU feel better, because you feel bad for someone who is not offended, right?

Slum, trailer park, ghetto, shit hole, dump. You can call it whatever makes you feel nice and empathetic, but it’s still the same thing.

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