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Comparing critics of the PCMR name to people who think the word
masteris racist is pretty disingenuous. It's literallymaster race, a term that was coined to identify a group of humankind which is better than the rest, a term that is inseparable from Nazi's.It's not about being offended. It's about being at odds with myself for wanting to be a part of a community because I agree with its values, while wanting to disassociate from the community because of a (seemingly) easy to change name that people don't want to change.
I knew an addict once.. he died.. do you think it's a joke? You should really consider changing your name
False equivalency. "Addict" has different meaning dependent on the volatility of what you're addicted to. "Master Race" has one meaning.
I mean, master race absolutely has a meaning. That meaning is independent of nazi use, just as the swastika is a symbol outside of nazi use.