this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2025
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Murdered by Words
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Responses that completely destroy the original argument in a way that leaves little to no room for reply - a targeted, well-placed response to another person, organization, or group of people.
The following things are not grounds for murder:
- Personal appearance ("You're fat", "You're ugly")
- Posts with little-to-no context
- Posts based on a grammar/spelling error
- Dick jokes, "Yo mama", "No, you" type responses and other low effort insults
- "Your values are bad" without any logcal or factual ways of showing that they are wrong ("I believe in capitalism" - "Well, then you must be evil" or "Fuck you you ignorant asshole")
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Mildly jostled by words?
What's a good example of an actual murder by words, just as a point of reference.
A good example is when it's a witty, unexpected insult.
https://slrpnk.net/post/31566745
As much as I don't like peta, this is an example of being murdered by words
Thanks! I really like the stinging brevity of that one.