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UniversalStudios
about 10 years

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:

Clair
about 10 years
did you forget that mentally ill & disabled people are still people?
Natalie
about 10 years

TheeCake says


Nattatatalie says


Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


different words carry different weights. you don't get to decide what's offensive and what's not. hope this helps.


so who decided R is offensive?


people who used the term specifically to belittle/invalidate mentally handicapped people to a gross extent.
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Connor says


TheeCake says

so who decided R is offensive?


logic & society...?


[citation needed]
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Sonrio says


Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


...then why not just say crazy?


the point literally flew over your head
Clair
about 10 years

TheeCake says

so who decided R is offensive?


logic & society...?
deletedabout 10 years

TheeCake says


Nattatatalie says


Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


different words carry different weights. you don't get to decide what's offensive and what's not. hope this helps.


so who decided R is offensive?


mentally ill/people with disabilities who said they don't like being called such
Sonrio
about 10 years

Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


...then why not just say crazy?
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Nattatatalie says


Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


different words carry different weights. you don't get to decide what's offensive and what's not. hope this helps.


No? I don't? Who does then?
TheeCake
about 10 years

Nattatatalie says


Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


different words carry different weights. you don't get to decide what's offensive and what's not. hope this helps.


so who decided R is offensive?
deletedabout 10 years
woops, i forgot that hello is offensive to satanists. now i'm going to be banned forever.
deletedabout 10 years
back in 2010 when /v/ reigned u could be as raunchy as possible but you missed your chance devante
deletedabout 10 years
hello, everyone.
TheeCake
about 10 years
ban bossy
Natalie
about 10 years

Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


different words carry different weights. you don't get to decide what's offensive and what's not. hope this helps.
UniversalStudios
about 10 years

rutab says

Dude, it's not even the literal meaning. The literal meaning carries a connotation on its back. It's like baggage you can't get rid of.


You're ignoring the context of a slur. The R word is offensive because it contain a literal definition that became an excuse to be insulting. There are however other definition and uses for the word that don't directly pertain it's it's primary use.

In all other uses of slurs defining people as the slur makes it a slur, but the slurs are not a literal representation of the people being slurred.
deletedabout 10 years
UR SUCH A PRANAY, HARROLD

wait no lets change it

UR SUCH A [REDACTED], [REDACTED]
deletedabout 10 years

Harrold says


Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


We are going to censor this earth until every word is a slur.


soon "Hi" will be a slur because Hi and high are homonyms and "high" can mean to be under the influence of drugs and we don't want BearGuru being influenced here on epicmafia
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Harunan says

lets start with "harrold"


I was going to include pranay in my post, but I thought better of it. Shame on you!
deletedabout 10 years

Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


you're fighting a losing battle and without me getting sterotypical more than ~50% of the userbase now owns a tumblr and is of the age 15-18 who are being spoonfed by their tumblr dashes on a daily basis
deletedabout 10 years
lets start with "harrold"
deletedabout 10 years

Devante says

no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me


We are going to censor this earth until every word is a slur.
deletedabout 10 years

Patrick says


UniversalStudios says


Patrick says

the marginal difference between people who use the r-word and people who dont isn't very slight but i'd very much side with the people who have less of an issue of omitting one word out of their vocabulary for the sake of moral decency over people who continually use it despite the connotation behind it (and how easy it is just say something else in replace of it)



You're forcing this on people with the excuse of protecting our imaginary R-worded friends as if the word only has one definition and that definition is universally offensive.


you can very well find a website, place, or even group of people where you may say the r word and other slur you can imagine, but do you really have an issue with not saying it here?


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deletedabout 10 years
no one will attempt to make a rebuttal against my last post because it's literally impossible, The word crazy when used to a friend is just saying you're wacky, wild, ect. If used against a person with a mental disability it's a slur. The R word is the exact same, so how is crazy still allowed? someone tell me
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UniversalStudios says


Patrick says

the marginal difference between people who use the r-word and people who dont isn't very slight but i'd very much side with the people who have less of an issue of omitting one word out of their vocabulary for the sake of moral decency over people who continually use it despite the connotation behind it (and how easy it is just say something else in replace of it)



You're forcing this on people with the excuse of protecting our imaginary R-worded friends as if the word only has one definition and that definition is universally offensive.


you can very well find a website, place, or even group of people where you may say the r word and other slur you can imagine, but do you really have an issue with not saying it here?
Clair
about 10 years
don't you mean "antiSmallportionofTumblrthatisgenuinelyTerrible"