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[–]Nemacolin 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

I am a bit of an expert in grammar. I still make mistakes. Further, grammar rules are really more like guidelines. Live & let live I say.

How do you figure someone is not actually a person? Do you think they might be one of them lizard people?

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

To be a human, you need certain genetic components, which the sub-saharan africans lack. You'd need to refer to the research on that for further details, as I'm not a geneticist.

As for the lizard people, the closest I've seen is those girls who split their tongues for sexual pleasure purposes. If you've ever seen that on video, they have far more control over the two sides than you'd expect. It's not as bad as spacedicks, but still makes me cringe a little to imagine having my tongue cut in half.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

"African" requires a capital (as we are discussing writing).

If you are not trained in genetics, why would you use that science as a justification for your exceptionally strange & offensive use of the language?

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

exceptionally strange & offensive use of the language?

I have little interaction with people who would find it strange and offensive, although those people are often a topic.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

How very unfortunate.

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It's probably best for them. I've seen how traumatized they are by microaggressions, and exposure to language that makes them uncomfortable might have the same effect as a massive overdose of drugs.

Same concept as the reason for hardening off hothouse plants before they can be put into the harsh environment of outdoors. If directly exposed, they'll suffer severe shock or die.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

For someone who does not know much about genetics and things of that ilk, you sure do talk about genetics and things of that ilk.

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You got me there. Yesterday it was t-shirt weather and after walking over to the beach, I was talking about how sunny and warm it was. But get this... I would struggle to describe how the sun actually works.

Lol, I probably do things like that all the time without even realizing.