My friend got a parrot (or some similar bird, I don’t know the species) a few years ago and told me he was going to teach it to use slurs and profanity as a joke. I thought it was funny but I didn’t actually think he would. A couple weeks ago my friend died in a work-related accident and I told his sister I’d keep the parrot. Well, it wasn’t long after I had the parrot in my room that it started “saying” curse words, but also slurs like fg and n***r. It hasn’t been constant or anything, and it’s not totally understandable every time it says something, but a few times it has been unmistakeable. I like the parrot, it’s an attractive bird, but I can’t have it around my place if it’s going to use slurs. I’ll admit I laughed the first couple times, but my Black gf’s parents are coming over this weekend, and I’ve already told them about the parrot so I can’t just hide it. I need to teach it to not be racist / bigoted. I’ve tried teaching it to say “African American” and “Trans People Rock” but it hasn’t worked. I’m really started to panic and thinking about just releasing it into the city.

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