The game is Word Cookies by Bitmango. I contacted them but haven’t heard back. I’m guessing it was just an oversight, but it still pissed me off.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    The N-word is a word too. Should it be in a list of words you are supposed to figure out to pass a level in a word game?

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      2 months ago

      Takes a bold man to play that word. Would be funny seeing people sweat to play it.

      There’s letters n i g g r on the table

      *looks at the letter on his hand*

      E

      “uhh, mmmm, I… I got nothing”

      “My turn! I’ll play E. NIGG…!”

      “BOBBY NO!”

      Like in this classic South Park episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc39s7_Iwo8

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        2 months ago

        You can’t fit it in Wordle with a hard R

        But you CAN fit it without it

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      2 months ago

      Yes, I know nobody agrees with me, but I think you should just use that word. I can’t think of any “natursl” way it could pop up in conversation, unless maybe if it’s some hiphop musical context.

      If you’re trying to avoid this word like the plague, you’re just giving it more power for the racists who do use that word. If it’s just an archaic word with a weird meaning, like the word “griffe” it looses all power. The racists will probably still keep using it, but it will have as much power as “griffe” has.

      • myplacedk@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I think we are somewhat on the same page here. What matters isn’t the word you use, it’s the intention behind, which is hopefully obvious from context.

        When I get called a nerd, my response goes anywhere between being proud and being insulted depending on context. The word itself has no emotion by itself.

        Shouldn’t it be the same with many of these words that some people consider racist?