• mino@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Since when is calling someone an “orc” racist? Lmao

    I mean orcs don’t exist in real life?!?!

    Edit: also fuck russia

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      1 year ago

      I agree, fuck russia, I despise the Russian army, but calling people of a specific nationality “orcs” feels kinda racist to me, idk

      I’ve seen people calling all russians orcs, not just the soldiers, even though I’m sure there are a lot of russians who are opposed to the actions of their government. It feels like it could become another harmful, racist stereotype if we all keep repeating it and defending it.

      Like, when the war is over, will Russians still be called orcs?

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        1 year ago

        Russians will be orcs until their nation is invaded and they capitulate and are forced to reform their society the way Japan had to.

        It’s the only way to fix a broken people, and Russian culture is fundamentally broken.

        Since that won’t happen, yeah they’ll be orcs forever.