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A comment on Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative. Parent comment

Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by GlenTheMachine on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @09:05AM (#34066020)
As a native speaker, I am also unaware of any other meaning.
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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by skeeter2020 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @09:36AM (#34066451)
Spade is a rather dated term for a black person, historically from Harlem.
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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by eclipxe on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:35AM (#34067316)
This is why lists like this exist. I’m aware of the term and it’s derogatory use. I can see how when used in a professional context it could be harmful. But many people might not be aware, so this list helps build awareness.
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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by SuoDuanDao on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @01:55PM (#34070528)
I've encountered the term 'spade' in the fetish community in reference to interracial cuckolding fantasies. Maybe that's it.

Or maybe it's that it's homophonous with 'spayed', language resists easy categorization.

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