balderdash@lemmy.zip to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agoIs it just me?lemmy.zipimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1449arrow-down135
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minus-squareLemmysMum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 months agoAny word is offensive if you use it in a manner to cause offence. A muppet is a kids puppet with a hand in it, very entertaining, but if I call you a muppet I’m saying you’re all mouth and no brains. Most insults for stupidity are archaic medical terms describing a lack of normal capacity.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoYeah, but saying “lunatic” doesn’t carry the same weight as the R slur. I think “autistic” may eventually carry that weight
Any word is offensive if you use it in a manner to cause offence.
A muppet is a kids puppet with a hand in it, very entertaining, but if I call you a muppet I’m saying you’re all mouth and no brains.
Most insults for stupidity are archaic medical terms describing a lack of normal capacity.
Yeah, but saying “lunatic” doesn’t carry the same weight as the R slur. I think “autistic” may eventually carry that weight