Post #3351375

2026-06-11 14:13 UTC

Not every opinion you disagree with is a troll. What I say is well documented. Even if you look at the examples of ["clanker"](https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/whats-with-all-the-clanker-memes-on-tiktok-the-meaning-of-the-viral-star-wars-slur-for-robots-explained) memes on knowyourmemes, it's clear they're just roleplaying racism. And the point I'm making has been made multiple times by multiple people. here in a 34 minutes [video essay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDXuVzf11z0) Here in the magazine [Reveille](https://lsureveille.com/262002/opinion/a-i-slurs-are-racist/) (which I didn't know about before searching just now, but I agree with what they say on this specific issue) You don't have to agree with me or with them, but you can't dismiss it as "trolling". it's a genuine view held by many and defended by arguments, some of which I've mentioned and none of which you've answered to.

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@x00z@lemmy.world 2026-06-11 14:22

It's not racism because it's not about race. It's disrespect against something that isn't even alive. Even if it were alive it wouldn't be discrimination because we dislike the whole and not separate entities because of different characteristics. So I do not agree with you, and I'm not going to waste time clicking those links. I'm dismissing it as trolling because if you truly believe that it's offensive towards anybody else than the CEOs raking in the cash, that's completely mental. Or you have an "AI girlfriend", that's possible too, and also completely mental.

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@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-11 19:37

Is there any indication that increasing the use of“clanker” makes society more racist? One could argue by finally making the target of a racist-style slur a robot is actually uniting humanity together against a common enemy. Will racist appropriate it like they do everything else? Probably, but if that use isn't semantically dominant, there isn't a real problem. Second, there is a tendency to view hatred negatively. Whether you like it or not, there is a permanent population looking to hate *something*. If you don't give them something to hate, your enemies will--and it will likely be you.

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