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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by tomlin on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:16PM (#32246249)
Creole, such as Jamaican, are languages that exist - and discounting them is the actual racism. This post isn't even about race, or even a group of people. Take a rest.

You realize I was calling the practice of ignoring facts and bullshitting people "bullshit", right? How is this hard to follow? Next time instead of reacting, try humanity. Creole languages aren't even predominantly non-white. Feels like projection of your own bigotry, honestly.

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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by mrcartmeneses on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:54PM (#32256811)
In the above context it seemed to be used as a derogatory term. Perhaps the more neutral “jargon” would have been less loaded and more accurate, since marketing jargon is not, in-fact, a creole
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