Addition of s example to the slur/hatespeech rule.

[arcticmog]

yeah, the bad word rules are a bit silly, like, one time i got banned for saying the cigarette word, accidentally, and even when i corrected myself by saying it was a common word where i am (scotland), i still got slapped with a 3 day ban. it was appealed into a 1 day, but still, it's just a tad bit silly.

They aren't silly, slurs are pretty nasty and should be avoided, but as etymological entities they are heavily bound to cultural context. A slur is much more than just a "bad word". They are extensions of the will to oppress various marginalized groups, shunning, shaming and "reminding of X place in social hierarchy". Slurs being recognised as horrible fuck no's is an important part of overcoming discrimination, both overt and casual. They are also tied to violence said marginalized group faces or had faced in the past and are an implicit threat, when the bigot is beating you with a stick what words are they screaming do you think? It's hard to get it if you've never belonged to a marginalized group but this is important context to know why they matter.