When a word is used to provoke hatred, it does not matter what the word actually means. What matters is only what the haters insist it means - the meaning they give it, the common prejudices they exploit. (Andrea Dworkin)

When a word is used to provoke hatred, it does not matter what the word actually means. What matters is only what the haters insist it means - the meaning they give it, the common prejudices they exploit.

Andrea Dworkin

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