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fromBuzzFeed
18 hours ago

Trump's Bizarre Football Rant Contains One Word That Has Experts Deeply Concerned

Use of 'sissy' operates as a derogatory slur that reinforces toxic masculinity, belittles non‑hypermasculine men, and denigrates women as weak.
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Salesman wins 7,500 over office 'culture' of derogatory language about Travellers

A salesman from the Travelling Community who was left "disheartened" and quit after he said he overheard the managing director of his new job making remarks about "p*keys" and "t**kers" has secured €7,500 in compensation for discrimination in the workplace. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) made the award to the worker, Raymond Nevin, after finding that there was a "culture and tolerance" of the use of such "derogatory terminology" towards Travellers at CPF (Profiles) Ltd in Longford.
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