Now I'm interested in non-offensive synonyms for lame.
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Jesse - May 05, 2014 1:39:29 pm PDT #26885 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
Steph L. - May 05, 2014 1:54:56 pm PDT #26893 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm...oddly okay with calling myself a penis.
shrift - May 05, 2014 2:09:15 pm PDT #26894 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I've been working on removing stuff from my vocabulary, too. Being mindful of my language often leads me into a "wait, is that offensive?" research spiral.