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Do him, man. Do him! He's laughing at you. That's the way the gook laughs.
— Bunny • Platoon
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker urges violence against someone and uses a racial slur to portray the target's laughter as an insult. The language exposes a process of dehumanization: contempt is used to justify harm, while pressure is placed on the listener to act.
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