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@diamondpearl876 My argument was essentially that I don't see why a fic that could be 'Everyone' or 'Teen' in every other aspect of the story would have to then be classified 'Mature' or have to specify 'maturity' because one word gets used. Basically, I don't see why slurs are treated as...

Yes, but it is not being used as a slur, so I don't really how you can call it offensive if it's not used that way. Admittedly, I don't have any examples off the top of my head of 'Teen' fics that have these words, but regardless of offensive or not, if a story is entirely 'Teen' or 'Everyone'...

@Misfit Angel (or any mod interested) My issue here though is that this rule goes against the purpose of this revised guide to put more judgement back in the author's hands and work with context more. I find it very strange to grasp that, as a gay man writing a story about gay men, I would have...

May I ask for some clarification around the use of slurs? I have recently received some communication around my apparent usage of one in a recent chapter, and I was just wondering which words count under that rule, and what the rationale is behind this rule?