@noyoushutthefuckupdad Tranny didn't even use to be a slur, is was just a casual way to refer to transsexuals, and how many of them referred to themselves.
...don't get me wrong though, I definitely intend it as a slur nowadays.
...don't get me wrong though, I definitely intend it as a slur nowadays.
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@ChristiJunior @noyoushutthefuckupdad
How is trannie a slur?
Why am I even asking... at this point, any descriptive word can be turned into a slur as long as people know what does that word even mean...
@spaceman @LukeAlmighty @noyoushutthefuckupdad And then we'll have to abandon those words, and find new words to describe the same phenomenon - and then abandon those words too once the Butthurt Batallion starts whining again.
Alternatively, we got tell the complainers to go fuck themselves with a rusty rake and keep using the "slurs".
Alternatively, we got tell the complainers to go fuck themselves with a rusty rake and keep using the "slurs".
@ChristiJunior @LukeAlmighty @noyoushutthefuckupdad
I think that's called "the euphemism treadmill" and I just refuse to play it.
When I say retarded I mean someone with mental difficulty, but I take efforts to be kind to such people.
On the other hand, when I call someone a woman, if they could clock my intent, they'd charge me with a hatecrime.
I think that's called "the euphemism treadmill" and I just refuse to play it.
When I say retarded I mean someone with mental difficulty, but I take efforts to be kind to such people.
On the other hand, when I call someone a woman, if they could clock my intent, they'd charge me with a hatecrime.
@ChristiJunior @spaceman @LukeAlmighty @noyoushutthefuckupdad Remember when queer was a slur until it wasn't? Maybe it's time we brought it back.
@ArdanianRight @ChristiJunior @LukeAlmighty @noyoushutthefuckupdad @spaceman Remember even further back when "gay" and "queer" were just adjectives meaning "happy" and "strange", unrelated to being molested by a homosexual and catching his mind virus?
I have no suggestion for that. I just wanted to mention it.
I have no suggestion for that. I just wanted to mention it.
@spaceman @LukeAlmighty @ChristiJunior @noyoushutthefuckupdad Weren't "idiot" "moron" and "imbecile" also medical terms associated with various levels of developmental intelligence (before we had IQ tests)?
@djsumdog @ChristiJunior @LukeAlmighty @noyoushutthefuckupdad
I believe so. The article where I got the term "euphemism treadmill" from explores that iirc.
I believe so. The article where I got the term "euphemism treadmill" from explores that iirc.
Terms that people use disparagingly will always become slurs, no matter how clinical the origin. See also: Retarded.