Think about how racial and ethnic slurs compare with fighting words. In what ways are they the same? How do they differ?

Fighting words and racial/ethnic slurs are both offensive and attack and target a specific personally in a negative way. However, racial and ethnic slurs are categorized as racist if used by people who are not of that specific race while fighting words are used by everyone.

Explanation:

(if fighting words in this case are curse words)

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