You mean British people?

… in Lizzo’s song “Grrrls,” they automatically assumed she was using a slur against disabled people. Yes, the same people who call cigarettes “fags” spent a week lecturing Black people on using a term they found offensive. Many White people took this opportunity to spread hateful misogynoiristic rhetoric against Lizzo. O…
White People Accused Lizzo of Using a Slur Because They Don’t Know AAVE
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Shain E. Thomas
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Jun 18, 2022
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You mean British people? Brits used the word “fags” for cigarettes long before Americans started using it as a slur for being gay.
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