While I said I don’t want it to be a struggle session, cool headed good faith discussion is also appreciated. This just came up with some comrades of mine and I couldn’t find the last post about it so if anyone has the link that would be great too.

  • stigsbandit34z [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    Hadn’t really thought about it, but words other than “stupid” or “dumb” make you sound more self-aware

    Archaic, insipid, dull, tired, weak, backwards, incoherent are all much better

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        8 months ago

        The only “pure” insults are gonna be ones based off of your target’s actions or beliefs, or insults that are just kinda calling someone a curse word without any specific meaning (ie “fuckass”). Anything that’s based off of a trait that that person didn’t actively choose to have is going to have an implication.

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          8 months ago

          Anything that’s based off of a trait that that person didn’t actively choose to have is going to have an implication.

          For many insult throwers, the implication is the point.

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        8 months ago

        Maybe insults aren’t viable?

        i think slurs need to be fresh (or maintained) to hold any weight. I guess polack was a slur? but i’ve never heard anyone besides gary coleman use the term and there’s no anti-polish racism in my culture anymore so nobody would even know to scold you for it. ukkk might be different but i don’t think it’s reasonable to consider dialects that aren’t local. every sentence we say is probably something horrible in cockney rhyming slang.