Timelies all!
Monday. Need I say more?
River: The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems. Mal: See, morbid and creepifying, I got no problem with, long as she does it quiet-like.
'Safe'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sheryl - May 05, 2014 12:48:38 pm PDT #26883 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Laura - May 05, 2014 12:49:16 pm PDT #26884 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
It's one thing to use ableist language when you're unaware, but if you've had your privilege checked and respond by trolling everyone, then you are an asshole.
This. And Wow! That is so not funny MC.
Jesse - May 05, 2014 1:39:29 pm PDT #26885 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Now I'm interested in non-offensive synonyms for lame.
shrift - May 05, 2014 1:46:00 pm PDT #26886 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Yeah, I've found myself using ableist language, because so much of our vocabulary for not liking something or thinking something is bad is saturated with slurs.
flea - May 05, 2014 1:46:19 pm PDT #26887 of 30000
information libertarian
Uncool?
Steph L. - May 05, 2014 1:48:06 pm PDT #26888 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Yeah, I've found myself using ableist language, because so much of our vocabulary for not liking something or thinking something is bad is saturated with slurs.
Me, too. I try not to, but you're right -- the default is generally a slur.
javachik - May 05, 2014 1:48:36 pm PDT #26889 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I've successfully stopped using "retarded," "dork," and "mental" (harder than you'd think because "mental" is WAY used in England)but admit to saying lame a lot (ETA definitely not in a defiantly asshole way - more like I don't associate it with its origin at all and need to be reminded).
Steph L. - May 05, 2014 1:51:37 pm PDT #26890 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dang, I didn't know "dork" was a slur. I use it fairly often, generally to refer to myself.
t edit Okay, I'm googling -- because I didn't want to just ask you what it referred to when I have the ability to google (it drives me nuts when people who are already ON THE INTERNET do that) -- but I'm not finding anything.
flea - May 05, 2014 1:52:41 pm PDT #26891 of 30000
information libertarian
Huh, I thought "dork" was slang for penis. (Is that an anti-male slur?)
flea - May 05, 2014 1:54:19 pm PDT #26892 of 30000
information libertarian
And in "I love Google" news, there's an Armenian-American scientist whose first name is "Dork." That's gotta be hard in high school.