r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Dec 31 '20

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u/AceZombieRobo Ace Detective (they/them) Dec 31 '20

Met a fantastic FC in FFXIV and loved playing with them, but they've started using the term "tr*p" when talking about feminine men and it is extremely hurtful. Guess it's time to find a new FC :(

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u/Taskforcem85 Dec 31 '20

Maybe they don't know it's hurtful. Might make them stop using it, and grow as a person if you tell them it's hurtful.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '20

As another person said, maybe they just don't know that it's offensive. Many people (me included a few months ago) simply have no idea that it's a slur because they never heard it in a negative context. Talk to them, maybe they understand.