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"Slurs" in a Sentence (11 examples)
There are two types of political correctness which are often conflated and which should be distinguished. There is the political correctness of language, which holds that certain groups should not be referred to by certain words with negative connotations (e.g., ethnic slurs), and there is the political correctness of ideas, which holds that certain ideas should not be discussed. The former is arguably commendable; the latter is harmful.
Tom admitted to shouting ethnic slurs.
Tom slurs his words whenever he gets drunk.
Matthew called Walid horrible names and racial slurs.
Rodrigo endured a barrage of hateful messages and derogatory slurs online.
Rodrigo was targeted with offensive stereotypes and slurs on the website, contributing to a hostile environment.
Armed fascist paramilitaries shouting out slurs are not appropriate for children.
The settlers were chanting Islamophobic slurs.
Ever since the CEO was caught saying racial slurs on a hot mic, the whole PR team has been doing damage control.
Chiefly based on etymology, "sheygets" and "shiksa" can reasonably be argued to be slurs despite their neutral usage, as they mean "abomination" in Hebrew.
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He always slurs his 'R's. I wish he'd stop mumbling.
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