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also if you listen to 10 seconds of any podcast with him you'll hear him say the r slur like 20 times. when I first heard about him two or so years ago, this was my first red flag. I immediately paused and checked his blog... yep fucking nazi piece of shit
Not sure I want to ask this - What's the "r" slur?
To use WSB slang - Regard I assume.
World Superbikes slang? I'm even more confused now.
lmao here
One thing I find interesting is under "Modern Use" on wikipedia it says:
As if I didn't already think that this was a fascist dog whistle... seems like there is actual evidence to back up that while fascism is on the rise, the use of that word is also on the rise. I've probably watched / read some shit on this already, and just forgot lol