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[โ€“] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Originally I wrote "can" but that sounded like it was giving permission to be racist. Nobody should be classifying individuals based on their race. Bigotry is always bad - just because you're in the minority doesn't excuse you from the standards we set for everyone.

[โ€“] rockerface@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

Ah, the ol' can/may conundrum. Every English teacher's favourite