Originally Posted by
Alfador
I don't disagree. Honestly I only put it there to head off the inevitable, "but is it racist when an abc calls another abc the slur?" trolling.
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The collective reaction of human beings and society to speech for the entirety of recorded history would suggest otherwise.
You thinking something should be the case does not magically make it so.
If I call someone the n-word and it elicits a predictable response from someone, that is power. Maybe they can choose whether or not to be bothered by it, maybe they can't. Human beings are imperfect creatures vulnerable to impulse and emotions that they cannot control on an individual basis. Hell, even you can control yours, there's nothing you can do about everyone else who is affected.
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When you say things like "I have a better idea, get rid of trademarks, and the government won't have to get involved at all" it becomes profoundly apparent that, no you do not. Try not to move the goalposts here. You said you don't see a point for trademarks existing, not you don't see a reason or governments to censor trademarks. Nobody's even arguing that.