Leftist forum Oh FFS, "racist" is not a pejorative term against racists — Kenosha Kid
Exactly, simply because something has a negative connotation doesn't make it a pejorative. You can have adjectives that are both pejoratives and negatively connote and that are not pejoratives yet still negatively connote. Calling a person a "rat" is a pejorative, calling a rat a "rat" isn't, it's neutrally descriptive. Calling a black person a "nigger" is a pejorative, calling a racist, a "racist" is neutrally descriptive. Easy way to know is if the language is publically acceptable: can you read it in respectable newspapers, and hear it spoken by your elected leaders without objection. In the case of "racist", the answer is, obviously, yes. In the case of "nigger", the answer is, obviously, no. Of course, the right just adores to obfuscate and equivocate concerning language. It's often their only door to justification for their opinions.