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Old 16th August 2020, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs View Post
It's all a bit bizarre really.

You can put a drill through someone's head, gut them and dismember them but all hell breaks loose should you call them a name which might be a slur on their race, colour or sexual orientation.
Thinking back, it's similar to James Ferman being concerned about children imitating what they saw and heard in films. Children are unlikely to replicate extreme violence with power tools at school, but the chances of repeating a racial or homophobic slur are much higher.
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