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Originally Posted by Fire
What percentage of a group needs to be offended for something to change or removed? 10% 25% 50%?
If 20% of animal lovers are against the rodeo should the Calgary Stampede be cancelled? If 35% of BC residents don't want a pipeline should it be cancelled?
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You can't look at the situation like that.
All matters of oppression begin with one side overwhelmingly outnumbering the other. Otherwise it couldn't happen. Slavery wouldn't happen without popular support. But ultimately, you can't put human rights up to a vote. You have to do the right thing.
Now I know you'll say 'how does this name oppress them?' But it is a racist term that came from when the group was oppressed. It's part of the problem. And that is outside of whether you feel they are still being oppressed in other ways.