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Kbinners? Binnies? Kbinators?

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[–] almino@kbin.social 94 points 1 year ago (10 children)
[–] gus@kbin.social 40 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm just gonna come out and say it because I think people don't realize and it may be specific to US - if kbeans sticks we will be called "kbeaners" by trolls until the end of time, as it includes a racial slur aimed at hispanic/latino people

Honestly I bet a fair amount of people will even unintentionally use it without realizing. And if we have the ability to choose, I'd rather our nickname not be something that invites people to easily combine it with a slur

[–] enfa@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

/u/gus is right - 'kbeaner' contains a loaded slur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaner one thats been around for a long time. It is not one I was aware of until recently.

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