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UniversalStudiosabout 11 years ago

is the R word a "slur" against? I'm failing to comprehend how a word can universally be a slur without the definition or origin of the word being derogatory.

I'm failing to see why I have 2 violations for a word I was using in context of it's definition:

deleteddeletedabout 11 years ago
Nattatatalie
i was equating one slur's synonyms to another. R is to crazy as N is to black. get it?
I don't, n is a term specially used against black people during slavery and during the time of the jim crow law, and in part still today in america mostly.

R and crazy have no correlation because R was a term used for people who have learning disabilities while crazy is for people who have MENTAL disabilities
TheeCakeabout 11 years ago
TheeCake
to call someone idiot, is to imply and compare them to the demographic the word was designed for (mentally ill)
"word was designed for" aka whether its still used doesn't matter
Natalieabout 11 years ago
R isn't used medically anymore. It's entirely wiped from the DSM.
Sonrioabout 11 years ago
TheeCake
if R was stopped using medically tomorrow, would it stop being a slur?
yes because thats the reason why it would be stopped to be used medically
UniversalStudiosabout 11 years ago
Nattatatalie
THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT NO LONGER MATTERS BECAUSE OF THE HISTORIC WEIGHT OF THE WORD
Hypocrisy at it's finest. Lets ignore all historical context solely to SJW the offensive parts.
deleteddeletedabout 11 years ago
fwiw, i think the people who want to use it have a point because the world is not black and white. harrold's post isn't directed at anyone and im sure a lot of people (connor) will disagree with me but the usage of the R word has been around for ages and only recently has it become more offensive to use in light of millenials and tumblr and anyone denying such never lived in the 90s where cartoons used to use the R word on a daily basis
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deleteddeletedabout 11 years ago
a bunch of sjws are trying to overtake epicmafia, but ill stay strong.
TheeCakeabout 11 years ago
if R was stopped using medically tomorrow, would it stop being a slur?
deleteddeletedabout 11 years ago
Nat, you're doing my head in m8.
Clairabout 11 years ago
"These are now largely obsolete"
Sonrioabout 11 years ago
holy CRAP
deleteddeletedabout 11 years ago
Sonrio
why do you guys insist on using r anyway. is it so deeply ingrained into your vocabulary that youre too lazy to use others
Well d'uh.
Natalieabout 11 years agoedited
Devante
Nattatatalie
Devante
don't certain people do the same with the term crazy, against people with mental disabilities? why don't we completely blacklist the word crazy from mafia games then unconditionally
certain people use the term "black" in a derogatory manner.
your point being? It's not a blacklisted word so i don't get your point @ all
i'm not sure how i wasn't clear? i was equating one slur's synonyms to another. R is to crazy as N is to black. get it?
Sonrioabout 11 years ago
why do you guys insist on using r anyway. is it so deeply ingrained into your vocabulary that youre too lazy to use others
TheeCakeabout 11 years ago
Connor
TheeCake
to call someone idiot, is to imply and compare them to the demographic the word was designed for (mentally ill)
[citation needed]
http://www.iqcomparisonsite.com/iqbasics.aspx

"Mental deficiency used to be more finely classified using the following technical terms that later began to be abused by the rest of society (5):

IQ Range Classification
70-80 Borderline deficiency
50-69 Moron
20-49 Imbecile
below 20 Idiot"
Clairabout 11 years ago
like, it's simple. we're not at a point in history where people can say "r hasn't been used that way since 1900s" since people still use it that way to this day
deleteddeletedabout 11 years ago
This discussion is retárded.
deleteddeletedabout 11 years ago
if you cant let go of one single word because it offends and riles some people up idk what to tell you, you can say it all you want around the people who dont care but you're kinda setting yourself up for failure trying to oppose the majority who do
Sonrioabout 11 years ago
oh my gooooood im going to die
Sonrioabout 11 years ago
thats how awful it is
deleteddeletedabout 11 years agoedited
i am not a tumblr sjw and i think not using the r word doesnt mean the end of the world or freedom of speech being taken away, ask me anything
TheeCakeabout 11 years ago
Sonrio
Are there really people who take the word crazy as an insult much im going to die
dude, there are totally people who do. I'd actually say its worse than R
UniversalStudiosabout 11 years ago
Patrick you requoted yourself because of "new page" but ignored my posts....
Clairabout 11 years agoedited
Sonrio
IDIOT IS ACTUALLY USED TO INSULT SOMEONE UNLIKE , WHICH IS AN ACTUAL TERM
no, r stopped being an actual term because everyone realised it was being used so ridiculously offensively
Natalieabout 11 years agoedited
UniversalStudios
Nattatatalie
people who used the term specifically to belittle/invalidate mentally handicapped people to a gross extent.
Patrick
mentally ill/people with disabilities who said they don't like being called such
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