Texas leads the charge

  • jimbolauski
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    7 months ago

    Illegal is short for illegal immigrant, many people are illegal immigrants.

    • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
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      7 months ago

      Undocumented people may immigrate in a way some people do not consider to be “legal” but they themselves are not illegal therefore “illegals” is a nonsense term.

      • ThrowawayM
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        7 months ago

        My truck is blue, I call it blue. Is blue a nonsense term?

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          7 months ago

          My truck is blue, I call it blue. Is blue a nonsense term?

          Using an adjective as an adjective is a nonsense argument for asserting “using an adjective as a noun to refer to people is not dehumanizing”.

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            7 months ago

            No, I call it blue. As in “Lets take blue to the hardware store”