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rob05c · 3780 days ago · link · · parent · post: "High Maintenance": a fantastic web series documenting a weed delivery guy's interactions with customers in New York.
I found myself repulsed, and felt personally insulted, when people in the episodes referred to him as a 'drug dealer.' It feels disingenuous to call a weed dealer and a crack dealer by the same epithet. I dunno, maybe it's just me. I was surprised I had such a strong reaction. EDIT: to clarify, I wasn't offended by your use of the phrase. It's a factual term. I think what bothers me is that mainstream culture views the term itself as disparaging.