Poll of the Day > Anyone else notice that people have been using the r-slur a lot more recently?

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The slur that is rude towards mentally handicapped people. I noticed people started using it again. People stopped for a few years but now the word is back???

its the most common thing i see in my reddit mod queue

Uh no basically never see it because it is insta modded most places.

BlackScythe0 posted...

Uh no basically never see it because it is insta modded most places.

you know there is a world outside of the internet, right?

I use the word but only to describe myself

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i never stopped using it

who cares

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

i never stopped using it

who cares

some very intense karens probably

it does need to be said though that anyone using it or other terms to just bully and harass people for any reason can just fuck right off

I dont have tolerance for mean people

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i have nothing but respect for mentally handicapped people. this dude right here rocks so hard

https://youtube.com/shorts/Bv34BL4mCVg?feature=share

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THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

you know there is a world outside of the internet, right?

People only stopped using the word in specific company. Most people don't care.

I've noticed zero change. However, it doesn't seem to pop up on tv anymore.

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I never stopped using it and I never will stop using it.

I only use it against perfectly capped people who are acting R

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Lokarin posted...

I only use it against perfectly capped people who are acting R

do you not understand if you're using it on regular people you are using it in a way that puts down those with disabilities

i don't know why i'm trying to explain this to gamers

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Lorthremar posted...

do you not understand if you're using it on regular people you are using it in a way that puts down those with disabilities

i don't know why i'm trying to explain this to gamers

Look, if someone has perfectly working legs and you call their crutch a crutch... that's not putting down people with broken legs

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I've ever stopped using it. Not that I use it often. The c word is my favourite.

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Lokarin posted...

Look, if someone has perfectly working legs and you call their crutch a crutch... that's not putting down people with broken legs

do you genuinely think that is an apt comparison

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Lorthremar posted...

do you genuinely think that is an apt comparison

Do I look like an English lit major?

I'm just saying; someone who is handicapped - they don't have a choice. But when a perfectly normal person acts that way you damn well should tell them they're acting that certain way...

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Lorthremar posted...

do you not understand if you're using it on regular people you are using it in a way that puts down those with disabilities

i don't know why i'm trying to explain this to gamers

hmm

Even when its used "correctly" its actually often wrong.

For example its used again people who may have something like aspergers as they are quiet or act different, they could be more intelligent than the normal person.

Or someone with a lower iq could be skilled in certain fields just not very bright and get confused.

Very few people actually are this.

After it was out of fashion for a while, variations on autistic were used instead, like if someone was stubborn and the person arguing with them believed the person was wrong they were called the slur, I even saw a Youtuber with near 1m subs use it (he does use crude humour but that was actually offensive)

People still think anyone with autism, aspergers etc are basically freaks/weird etc and think of the more extreme stereotypes when in reality its like most things you can speak to someone with it and have a normal conversation and not even realise.

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THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

you know there is a world outside of the internet, right?

Then it never left. People say it all the time.

Lorthremar posted...

do you not understand if you're using it on regular people you are using it in a way that puts down those with disabilities

i don't know why i'm trying to explain this to gamers

Why are you on this website then if you're not a gamer?
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Fam_Fam posted...

hmm

go back to worshiping trump

Revelation34 posted... Then it never left. People say it all the time.

Why are you on this website then if you're not a gamer?

i like to play games, i just don't identify as a gamer because most are very toxic (ie this topic or any topic about black/trans people) and i don't want to be grouped with them.

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silvergokuZ posted...

People still think anyone with autism, aspergers etc are basically freaks/weird etc and think of the more extreme stereotypes when in reality its like most things you can speak to someone with it and have a normal conversation and not even realise.

10 years ago, certainly. People have come to understand autism is a very broad term and does not only refer to individuals like "Rain Man".

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Nichtcrawler X posted...

People have come to understand autism

lol nope, not in my experience

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Mead posted...

lol nope, not in my experience

yeah, more people are aware that it exists, but as a teacher i've seen plenty of students/parents not understand how autism functions (and how it can completely differ from person to person)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARb84TqiH2g
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https://youtu.be/MDpT7Or3yL0

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Lorthremar posted...

do you genuinely think that is an apt comparison

who cares bro lmao

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

who cares bro lmao

do you sincerely think that is an apt lmao

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i use it to describe anti vaxxers and flat earthers

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DevilSummoner1 posted...

i use it to describe anti vaxxers and flat earthers

I use it to describe people whose internal stopping mechanics should not be allowed within city limits...

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THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

you know there is a world outside of the internet, right?

Who on earth says it outside the internet, frequently?

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Sega9599 posted...

Who on earth says it outside the internet, frequently?

I call my toaster it, and my toaster doesn't EVEN have cognition.

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Mead posted...

do you sincerely think that is an apt lmao

yeah lmoa

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i got modded for replying... ya butts

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Lorthremar posted...

go back to worshiping trump

i like to play games, i just don't identify as a gamer because most are very toxic (ie this topic or any topic about black/trans people) and i don't want to be grouped with them.

what does trump have to do with anything?

Zangulus posted...

I play siege.

I'm sorry

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Fam_Fam posted...

what does trump have to do with anything?

This is what people must mean with the whole rent free thing?

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Sega9599 posted...

Who on earth says it outside the internet, frequently?

Me. I also use Spanish slang for this effect too, especially when I know I'm talking with someone who doesn't knows English or rather speak Spanish.

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People use it, but only in a way that isn't meant to disparage the differently abled, and in most people's opinions that makes it okay. Calling a $40 DLC r-slur is fine -- calling a mentally disabled person r-slur is not. At least, that's what they say...

And it's one of "those" words. You know, the kind of word you use (in the context above) when you're with your bros, but not when you're around people who you aren't friends with. So it's on the border of being acceptable and unacceptable -- it all just depends on the situation and who you're around.

Whether or not that flies depends on opinion, I suppose.
Personally, and as a person with high functioning autism, I'm fine with it. I actually hope to someday see a world where slurs lose most of their power.


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Sega9599 posted...

Who on earth says it outside the internet, frequently?

I do.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

i have nothing but respect for mentally handicapped people. this dude right here rocks so hard

https://youtube.com/shorts/Bv34BL4mCVg?feature=share

I heard somewhere that God put people with downs syndrome on this earth to teach us how to love correctly.

And I found that absolutely profound...

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Lorthremar posted...

i don't know why i'm trying to explain this to gamers

Hey man watch it with the G-word!

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GanonsSpirit posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARb84TqiH2g

One of the best lines from the show

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When I was 15, my mom got mad because I saw a movie with 'the c-word' in it, and she kept insisting that I knew what she was talking about. I had never heard 'the c-word', so after being pressed for like 45 seconds, I finally whispered an ethnic slur for chinese people! smh

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Im so embarrassed I just realized this topic is about Ranch dressing

not even gonna tell you what I thought

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ReturnOfFa posted...

When I was 15, my mom got mad because I saw a movie with 'the c-word' in it, and she kept insisting that I knew what she was talking about. I had never heard 'the c-word', so after being pressed for like 45 seconds, I finally whispered an ethnic slur for chinese people! smh

I want you to know, that is truly fucking hilarious

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GanonsSpirit posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARb84TqiH2g

Mine isn't as good as this one, but I feel like we're forgetting it:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=eOBoKxEcVAA

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Mead posted...

I want you to know, that is truly fucking hilarious

Oh, I know. It was Sean of the Dead. I did not remember it/it went over my head. Literally didn't know the word. Knew the slur due to...grandpa.

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