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So calling someone R*** is not allowed but calling them shit-for-brains is, though the intended meaning is pretty much the same.
by amvalo 6y ago
So calling someone R*** is not allowed but calling them shit-for-brains is, though the intended meaning is pretty much the same.
- pbourke 6y agoSaying that someone is being dense is not the same as using a disability as a pejorative.
- Griffinsauce 6y agoExcept that "retard" is using people with a genuine genetic disorder as a stick to hit other people with.
- NeutronStar 6y agoThen you won't be able to accomplish anything as there's 8 billion ways to interpret anything.
- dorkwood 6y agoI think it's more like if the name "amvalo" caught on as an insult, which meant someone had shit for brains. Both "amvalo" and "shit for brains" would then hold the same meaning, but only one of those terms would be a needless attack on amvalo.
- amvalo 6y agoYeah it’s all about the 3rd party who gets insulted. I have one friend whose brother is disabled and he’s told me off for using it, which I get. Transgression is part of the appeal of curse words I agree it’s rude but banning a discord of 50k people just for that is highly sus
- haunter 6y agoThat's funny when your username is dork which was a pejorative word not a long ago