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Originally Posted by Ark2
Simply calling someone "nip" does not qualify as racist under any of these definitions. It seems that you have just ascribed your own meaning to the word "racism" and are basing your beliefs on that. Perhaps you will argue that it falls under the third definition, but that completely ignores context. The word can be used without the intention of conveying hatred or intolerance. Again, you have to look at what is actually being said and consider the intention behind it.
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That's exactly what I've done, and why it clearly falls under the third prong. Of course the word can be used without conveying hatred or intolerance, that's not how it was used in the example presented.