• prole
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    5 months ago

    Yeah I was trying to figure out who the slur would be aimed at… Wrestlers? Worms?

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      5 months ago

      It’s not a slur; it’s just stigmatizing. “I’ve got a skin infection” will get a lot less of a negative reaction than “I’ve got ringworm” would. Parasites give people the heebie jeebies.