Current Events > I've noticed a huge surge in people using "the r word"

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lww99 03/02/18 1:29:01 PM #1:	Maybe in the last year or so. Also calling something gay, as an insult. Feels like 2005 again. --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:897053199] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Maybe in the last year or so. Also calling something gay, as an insult. Feels like 2005 again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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prince_leo 03/02/18 1:30:22 PM #4:	I was with a new coworker and he called something the r word. it took me out of the conversation cause I haven't heard anyone use the word like that in years and it was weird --- https://imgur.com/uHUvpSH http://error1355.com/ce/prince_leo.html <cite>prince_leo posted [p:897053266] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I was with a new coworker and he called something the r word. it took me out of the conversation cause I haven't heard anyone use the word like that in years and it was weird</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 03/02/18 1:30:22 PM #5:	I've been playing a lot more cs go and . . . I forgot how caustic the internet gaming community was lol. --- "Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice." ~ Ayaan Hirsi Ali <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:897053267] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I've been playing a lot more cs go and . . . I forgot how caustic the internet gaming community was lol.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pkmnlord 03/02/18 1:31:34 PM #7:	As far as people using gay in a negative context again, I've noticed that most of the time the stuff they're calling gay actually is gay. Like it's not just calling something gay for the sake of it. --- http://i.imgur.com/MP7ZznH.jpg <cite>pkmnlord posted [p:897053341] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>As far as people using gay in a negative context again, I've noticed that most of the time the stuff they're calling gay actually is gay. Like it's not just calling something gay for the sake of it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
muchdran 03/02/18 1:32:37 PM #8:	Wtf is the r word? --- If liberals didn't have double standards, they wouldn't have standards at all. <cite>muchdran posted [p:897053393] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Wtf is the r word?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nevershine 03/02/18 1:34:40 PM #9:	leverageblargh posted... Radical duuuude Damn racist!!! Blaaaaargh --- "There are no men like me. There's only me."-Jaime Lannister https://m.imgur.com/fpLYQa3 <cite>nevershine posted [p:897053521] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>leverageblargh posted...</cite> <quote>Radical duuuude</quote> Damn racist!!! Blaaaaargh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sada_Pop 03/02/18 1:35:10 PM #10:	GregShmedley posted... I hate that word. Got a co worker that uses it and knows I don't like it. --- People would have you believe that the accusation of racism is more offensive than ACTUAL racism. <cite>Sada_Pop posted [p:897053548] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>GregShmedley posted...</cite> <quote>I hate that word. Got a co worker that uses it and knows I don't like it.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForestLogic 03/02/18 1:39:37 PM #11:	To the people who are bothered by the pejorative use of "r*****", I ask you this: do you use the words "dumb", "lame", and "moron"? (All of which originally were associated with medical diagnoses but evolved to have generic uses) --- AKA Level 36 ForestWanderer / ObjectiveLogic <cite>ForestLogic posted [p:897053816] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>To the people who are bothered by the pejorative use of "r*****", I ask you this: do you use the words "dumb", "lame", and "moron"? (All of which originally were associated with medical diagnoses but evolved to have generic uses)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 03/02/18 1:40:25 PM #12:	Yeah my one co worker drops the R pretty regularly, and I'm always pretty taken back when he does. I usually just call things lame, or dumb nowadays. Yes I know the original origin, but we are in 2018. --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:897053845] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Yeah my one co worker drops the R pretty regularly, and I'm always pretty taken back when he does. I usually just call things lame, or dumb nowadays. Yes I know the original origin, but we are in 2018.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 03/02/18 1:41:10 PM #13:	muchdran posted... Wtf is the r word? Retar . . . odd, we use to be able to post it because of the legitimate use cases in STEM. Now gamefaqs wont even let you post it after the warning. Somehow, Sarah Palin of all people helped popularize the movement to stop using it as a pejorative. --- "Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice." ~ Ayaan Hirsi Ali <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:897053883] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>muchdran posted...</cite> <quote>Wtf is the r word?</quote> Retar . . . odd, we use to be able to post it because of the legitimate use cases in STEM. Now gamefaqs wont even let you post it after the warning. Somehow, Sarah Palin of all people helped popularize the movement to stop using it as a pejorative.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gatorsPENSbucs 03/02/18 1:41:11 PM #14:	Yup, its just a word. Dont like it, either let the person know you arent comfortable with it or keep your distance. --- http://m.imgur.com/BtD5etN?r https://m.imgur.com/a/jclul http://i.imgtc.com/etNW2apANm.jpg <cite>gatorsPENSbucs posted [p:897053885] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Yup, its just a word. Dont like it, either let the person know you arent comfortable with it or keep your distance.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 03/02/18 1:41:14 PM #15:	Rancid? --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! http://i.imgur.com/p9Xvjvs.gif <cite>Turbam posted [p:897053889] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Rancid?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EternalDivide 03/02/18 1:43:28 PM #16:	Good. Hopefully that means were getting past this crappy era of everything offending everyone because in a whiny nasally voice "I know someone who's got a mental problem and I'm offended by that word." --- FFVII Remake: A disaster in the making. I'll laugh at whatever I find funny whether you like it or not. <cite>EternalDivide posted [p:897054021] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Good. Hopefully that means were getting past this crappy era of everything offending everyone because in a whiny nasally voice "I know someone who's got a mental problem and I'm offended by that word."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Itachi157 03/02/18 1:43:29 PM #17:	byron posted... Stop hanging out with 12 year olds Seriously, this is like the main demographic that uses "gay" as an insult <cite>Itachi157 posted [p:897054022] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>byron posted...</cite> <quote>Stop hanging out with 12 year olds</quote> Seriously, this is like the main demographic that uses "gay" as an insult</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KILBOTz 03/02/18 1:44:18 PM #18:	I use it sometimes but try not to. --- http://i.imgur.com/O3syCWD.gif http://i.imgur.com/k3YiBdG.gif <cite>KILBOTz posted [p:897054077] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I use it sometimes but try not to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 03/02/18 1:46:45 PM #19:	Itachi157 posted... byron posted... Stop hanging out with 12 year olds Seriously, this is like the main demographic that uses "gay" as an insult Unfortunately I'm pretty much only hearing at work. From my 33yr old co worker, and people that come in for court/probation. Multiple times a day. --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:897054232] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>Itachi157 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>byron posted...</cite> <quote>Stop hanging out with 12 year olds</quote> Seriously, this is like the main demographic that uses "gay" as an insult</quote> Unfortunately I'm pretty much only hearing at work. From my 33yr old co worker, and people that come in for court/probation. Multiple times a day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cobra1010 03/02/18 1:48:27 PM #20:	Shit took me the time to read down to the 12th post to figure out what the R word is. To those who are still wondering, its a mental disability. And part of a physics word, '****ation'. --- GG Riot - http://i.imgur.com/PinGPhR.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Hs8Y1vQ.png <cite>Cobra1010 posted [p:897054320] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Shit took me the time to read down to the 12th post to figure out what the R word is. To those who are still wondering, its a mental disability. And part of a physics word, '****ation'.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 03/02/18 1:49:01 PM #21:	Maybe Gary the "Conqueror" and Wendy the "Slow Adult" can get their real names back soon. They would be happy. --- ************************************************ http://i.imgur.com/iZdWIKJ.jpg <cite>whitelytning posted [p:897054348] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Maybe Gary the "Conqueror" and Wendy the "Slow Adult" can get their real names back soon. They would be happy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 03/02/18 1:49:36 PM #22:	I dunno, when was the last time you heard it refer to someone who's actually mentally handicapped? I think at this point it should be pretty kosher. Of course I won't use it myself until everyone else agrees because I don't have any real attachment to it. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:897054373] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I dunno, when was the last time you heard it refer to someone who's actually mentally handicapped? I think at this point it should be pretty kosher. Of course I won't use it myself until everyone else agrees because I don't have any real attachment to it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Esrac 03/02/18 1:51:34 PM #23:	I occasionally use that word for something I think is really fucking stupid. --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/Esrac/wishlist/ <cite>Esrac posted [p:897054484] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I occasionally use that word for something I think is really fucking stupid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 03/02/18 1:52:24 PM #24:	I think we should be allowed to use it again. We've lost a lot of words to PC culture, but maybe we can get this one back since it's not even a real illness --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:897054543] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I think we should be allowed to use it again. We've lost a lot of words to PC culture, but maybe we can get this one back since it's not even a real illness</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 03/02/18 1:53:34 PM #25:	DevsBro posted... I dunno, when was the last time you heard it refer to someone who's actually mentally handicapped? Somewhat often. Especially if they don't know the disability. --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:897054602] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>I dunno, when was the last time you heard it refer to someone who's actually mentally handicapped?</quote> Somewhat often. Especially if they don't know the disability.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 03/02/18 1:54:15 PM #26:	leverageblargh posted... Radical duuuude --- I am basically am I. Well, basically. <cite>masticatingman posted [p:897054637] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>leverageblargh posted...</cite> <quote>Radical duuuude</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 03/02/18 1:56:05 PM #27:	lww99 posted... DevsBro posted... I dunno, when was the last time you heard it refer to someone who's actually mentally handicapped? Somewhat often. Especially if they don't know the disability. Hm. I think it's legitimetly been like 15-20 years for me. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:897054745] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>lww99 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>I dunno, when was the last time you heard it refer to someone who's actually mentally handicapped?</quote> Somewhat often. Especially if they don't know the disability.</quote> Hm. I think it's legitimetly been like 15-20 years for me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperExcitebike 03/02/18 1:57:35 PM #28:	I don't hear the r word much, but calling stuff "gay" has def made a comeback --- SMU Mustangs/Jayhawks/Texans/Rockets/Astros http://followmy.tv/u/Excitebike <cite>SuperExcitebike posted [p:897054825] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I don't hear the r word much, but calling stuff "gay" has def made a comeback</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 03/02/18 1:58:47 PM #29:	I use all of those words. I don't give a fuck. They're good stress-relievers. --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: *Adzeta* <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:897054903] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I use all of those words. I don't give a fuck. They're good stress-relievers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 03/02/18 2:01:26 PM #30:	Trump's America --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:897055035] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Trump's America </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spudger 03/02/18 3:04:28 PM #31:	GregShmedley posted... I hate that word. Got a co worker that uses it and knows I don't like it. Boo hoo --- -Only dead fish swim with the current http://error1355.com/ce/spudger.html <cite>spudger posted [p:897058246] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>GregShmedley posted...</cite> <quote>I hate that word. Got a co worker that uses it and knows I don't like it.</quote> Boo hoo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ryo_the_Inferno 03/02/18 3:28:15 PM #33:	lww99 posted... I usually just call things lame, or dumb nowadays. Yes I know the original origin, but we are in 2018. Congratulations, those are all pretty much exactly the same as using the "R word". --- 3DS FC: 3222-6077-2683 <cite>Ryo_the_Inferno posted [p:897059516] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>lww99 posted...</cite> <quote>I usually just call things lame, or dumb nowadays. Yes I know the original origin, but we are in 2018.</quote> Congratulations, those are all pretty much exactly the same as using the "R word".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 03/02/18 3:28:26 PM #34:	I use it. My sister was one. IDGAF. I use it properly and have been warned on this site for using it. --- "I also advised their executives through e-mail that further behavior could result in a cyber attack[...]" <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:897059530] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I use it. My sister was one. IDGAF. I use it properly and have been warned on this site for using it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gatorsPENSbucs 03/02/18 3:29:08 PM #35:	whitelytning posted... Maybe Gary the "Conqueror" and Wendy the "Slow Adult" can get their real names back soon. They would be happy. Lol, its always funny when Howard slips and is like whats the right word again. --- http://m.imgur.com/BtD5etN?r https://m.imgur.com/a/jclul http://i.imgtc.com/etNW2apANm.jpg <cite>gatorsPENSbucs posted [p:897059561] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>whitelytning posted...</cite> <quote>Maybe Gary the "Conqueror" and Wendy the "Slow Adult" can get their real names back soon. They would be happy.</quote> Lol, its always funny when Howard slips and is like whats the right word again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doctor Foxx 03/02/18 3:37:03 PM #37:	ForestLogic posted... To the people who are bothered by the pejorative use of "r*****", I ask you this: do you use the words "dumb", "lame", and "moron"? (All of which originally were associated with medical diagnoses but evolved to have generic uses) I've actually done my best to eliminate those words too. I call things ridiculous. It's really jarring when people just casually bust out the r word in conversation these days --- Never write off the Doctor! <cite>Doctor Foxx posted [p:897059963] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>ForestLogic posted...</cite> <quote>To the people who are bothered by the pejorative use of "r*****", I ask you this: do you use the words "dumb", "lame", and "moron"? (All of which originally were associated with medical diagnoses but evolved to have generic uses)</quote> I've actually done my best to eliminate those words too. I call things ridiculous. It's really jarring when people just casually bust out the r word in conversation these days</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lonestar2000 03/02/18 4:13:14 PM #38:	@Ryo_the_Inferno posted... lww99 posted... I usually just call things lame, or dumb nowadays. Yes I know the original origin, but we are in 2018. Congratulations, those are all pretty much exactly the same as using the "R word". Shut the fuck up. --- Rumble Roses. Someone enters the room. Them: O_O Me: What?! I always play games without my pants on!- Inmate 922335 #ImpeachTrump <cite>Lonestar2000 posted [p:897061920] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>@Ryo_the_Inferno posted...</cite> <quote><cite>lww99 posted...</cite> <quote>I usually just call things lame, or dumb nowadays. Yes I know the original origin, but we are in 2018.</quote> Congratulations, those are all pretty much exactly the same as using the "R word".</quote> Shut the fuck up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 03/02/18 4:14:32 PM #39:	I like calling people the A word instead. Don't worry guys I'm also an A word. --- Platinum GameFAQs Member http://i.imgur.com/VgwI8qO.gif <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:897061997] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I like calling people the A word instead. Don't worry guys I'm also an A word.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 03/02/18 4:16:22 PM #40:	Kolibri X posted... I like calling people the A word instead. Don't worry guys I'm also an A word. Asshole? Atypical? --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:897062088] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>I like calling people the A word instead. Don't worry guys I'm also an A word.</quote> Asshole? Atypical?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vulgorn 03/02/18 4:16:33 PM #41:	I use r***ed. 75% of the time I'm referring to myself though tbh. --- http://i.imgur.com/ryDA9Rf.gif <cite>Vulgorn posted [p:897062094] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I use r***ed. 75% of the time I'm referring to myself though tbh.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmk 03/02/18 4:17:03 PM #42:	I think people'll probably need to accept letting this go over time. It's not like it's okay to call someone mentally disabled that word even, so it kind of has no existence left except as a pejorative, and one that doesn't seem like it's gonna be going anywhere anytime soon. This is just how language works. Unless you want to try and fight for using it in a stoic, medical, serious and descriptive way, to redirect how it's being shaped, then might want to count this off as a lost cause. --- I am snazzier, hot, hot rant. Warily slight as. Croak rush, OK? Weirder, almighty make out. ::) <cite>Tmk posted [p:897062118] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I think people'll probably need to accept letting this go over time. It's not like it's okay to call someone mentally disabled that word even, so it kind of has no existence left except as a pejorative, and one that doesn't seem like it's gonna be going anywhere anytime soon. This is just how language works. Unless you want to try and fight for using it in a stoic, medical, serious and descriptive way, to redirect how it's being shaped, then might want to count this off as a lost cause.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gmanthebest 03/02/18 4:19:36 PM #44:	lww99 posted... Also calling something gay, as an insult. I only person I hear using gay as an insult is a gay co-worker. --- What do I feel when I shoot an enemy? Recoil. <cite>gmanthebest posted [p:897062257] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>lww99 posted...</cite> <quote>Also calling something gay, as an insult.</quote> I only person I hear using gay as an insult is a gay co-worker.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CasualGuy 03/02/18 4:22:13 PM #45:	The r word isn't that bad imo. Unless you're using it as an insult to a mentally challenged person or something --- http://i.imgur.com/MoE9O68.gif <cite>CasualGuy posted [p:897062418] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>The r word isn't that bad imo. Unless you're using it as an insult to a mentally challenged person or something</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
E32005 03/02/18 4:23:18 PM #46:	Ribs? --- http://i.imgur.com/LAvnefi.gif http://i.imgur.com/6kW9fXL.gif <cite>E32005 posted [p:897062475] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>Ribs?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 03/02/18 4:23:35 PM #47:	lww99 posted... Kolibri X posted... I like calling people the A word instead. Don't worry guys I'm also an A word. Asshole? Atypical? Nice try! --- Platinum GameFAQs Member http://i.imgur.com/VgwI8qO.gif <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:897062499] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote><cite>lww99 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kolibri X posted...</cite> <quote>I like calling people the A word instead. Don't worry guys I'm also an A word.</quote> Asshole? Atypical?</quote> Nice try!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rabbi_baby 03/02/18 4:24:32 PM #48:	I don't use them, but I don't my panties in a twist when others do. People give words too much power. --- i7 5820k (H100i v2) / Asus x99-a / 32gb DDR4 QC / EVGA 1070ti / 840 Pro 512gb + 1tb WD Black <cite>rabbi_baby posted [p:897062555] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>I don't use them, but I don't my panties in a twist when others do. People give words too much power.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 03/02/18 4:25:52 PM #49:	It's going to continue to phase out on its own, don't worry. --- butts <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:897062634] in I've notic... [t:76373864]...</cite> <quote>It's going to continue to phase out on its own, don't worry.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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