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STEROLIZER
04/05/24 3:06:59 AM
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Is being called a simp an insult? Why or why not?
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MICHALECOLE
04/05/24 3:08:16 AM
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Anybody who would seriously try to use the word simp means so little to me that I could not be insulted by anything they said
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STEROLIZER
04/05/24 3:11:17 AM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Anybody who would seriously try to use the word simp means so little to me that I could not be insulted by anything they said

So you dont consider it an insult?
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MICHALECOLE
04/05/24 3:12:14 AM
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STEROLIZER posted...
So you dont consider it an insult?
I consider it the equivalent of a five year old calling me a poop head
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STEROLIZER
04/05/24 3:12:44 AM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
I consider it the equivalent of a five year old calling me a poop head

explain?
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trappedunderice
04/05/24 3:13:19 AM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Anybody who would seriously try to use the word simp means so little to me that I could not be insulted by anything they said

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MICHALECOLE
04/05/24 3:14:34 AM
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STEROLIZER posted...
explain?
I feel like I just did
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STEROLIZER
04/05/24 3:14:45 AM
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Im confused by that response. So you could be offended if the user called you a coward or an assholebut not a simp or a poop head?
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MICHALECOLE
04/05/24 3:17:09 AM
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STEROLIZER posted...
Im confused by that response. So you could be offended if the user called you a coward or an assholebut not a simp or a poop head?
I think to be offended you have to care about the person who is trying to offend you, at least a little bit. I would not care if a five year old called me a poop head because their opinion means nothing to me. Anybody in life who would use the word simp, or cuck, or soy boy, would be the equivalent to a five year old to me. It would not offend me, because their opinion would mean nothing.

if somebody called me a coward or an asshole.. I guess it would depend on the circumstances if I would be offended or not.
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STEROLIZER
04/05/24 3:19:40 AM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
I think to be offended you have to care about the person who is trying to offend you, at least a little bit. I would not care if a five year old called me a poop head because their opinion means nothing to me. Anybody in life who would use the word simp, or cuck, or soy boy, would be the equivalent to a five year old to me. It would not offend me, because their opinion would mean nothing.

if somebody called me a coward or an asshole.. I guess it would depend on the circumstances if I would be offended or not.

So what gives an insult power? The negativity the insult is trying to convey, or the person using the insult?
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MICHALECOLE
04/05/24 3:21:04 AM
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Definitely the person using the insult, and the context where the insult is being made. In my opinion, anyway
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STEROLIZER
04/05/24 3:24:01 AM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Definitely the person using the insult, and the context where the insult is being made. In my opinion, anyway

I dont really believe you.

Because thats not how humans work. We tend to get upset when strangers who know nothing about us make assumptions. We are more forgiving of friends & family whom either joke around or occasionally get heated.

Like Ill fight a stranger on the street for talking random smack, but not my buddy.

What you are basically saying is that its impossible for a stranger to offend you. That seems idealistic at best, delusional at worst.
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action52
04/05/24 3:42:16 AM
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Eh, when I see it simp is usually used jokingly these days. If someone called me a simp it would probably be because I was being a huge fan and geeking out about a character, game, etc. that I was crazy about so my response would be to laugh and say "yep."

It used to be more of an insult. I saw people using it for people who went on OF or whatever, fell in love with some random cam girl, convinced themselves that she returned the feeling, and emptied out their savings for her. Like 5 years ago that's how I usually saw the word used, but not so much anymore.

So while the word is an insult, in 2024 it's usually not meant that way.

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MICHALECOLE
04/05/24 11:26:03 AM
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STEROLIZER posted...
I dont really believe you.

Because thats not how humans work. We tend to get upset when strangers who know nothing about us make assumptions. We are more forgiving of friends & family whom either joke around or occasionally get heated.

Like Ill fight a stranger on the street for talking random smack, but not my buddy.

What you are basically saying is that its impossible for a stranger to offend you. That seems idealistic at best, delusional at worst.


disagree
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masterpug53
04/05/24 11:41:14 AM
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I would be insulted simply due to the wild inaccuracy of it.

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ThisIsAKnoife
04/05/24 12:00:02 PM
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STEROLIZER posted...
I dont really believe you.

Because thats not how humans work. We tend to get upset when strangers who know nothing about us make assumptions. We are more forgiving of friends & family whom either joke around or occasionally get heated.

Like Ill fight a stranger on the street for talking random smack, but not my buddy.

What you are basically saying is that its impossible for a stranger to offend you. That seems idealistic at best, delusional at worst.

Context is really important for sensible people.

Being called a simp? Wouldnt phase me because I havent engaged in any simp-like behavior fawning over e girls and shit. So why would it bother me if I dont even fit the criteria of the insult to be offended by it?


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LonelyStoner
04/05/24 12:03:41 PM
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Its rarely ever used correctly, so no. Its usually the people who fit the description of the term who use it against others.

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BewmHedshot
04/05/24 12:04:38 PM
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I would assume they're trying to insult me but doing a bad job of it.
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jediknight0056
04/05/24 12:10:53 PM
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If some random person on the street called you a simp or another 'insult' you'd want to fight them? Why would that get to you? I would have a good laugh. I wouldn't take it as an insult because it's only an insult if you yourself believe it to be true.

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NPC
04/06/24 10:20:03 AM
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I would take it as an insult and beat the shit out of them for it.
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Devilanse333
04/06/24 10:29:21 AM
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No. Words like that only mean the person using it have lost whatever argument they thought they were having.

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gatorsPENSbucs
04/06/24 10:36:36 AM
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Not at all, and the few times its happened I got a good laugh from it.

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NPC
04/06/24 1:01:09 PM
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I'm essentially just saying what TC is saying ( )
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STEROLIZER
04/06/24 3:28:20 PM
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NPC posted...
I would take it as an insult and beat the shit out of them for it.

Thats not very NPC of you
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STEROLIZER
04/06/24 3:28:52 PM
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...
Not at all, and the few times its happened I got a good laugh from it.

Why did it happen?
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SauI_Goodman
04/06/24 3:30:41 PM
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If a girl calls me a simp I say yes mistress.

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ellis123
04/06/24 3:32:09 PM
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No and yes.

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/06/24 3:34:39 PM
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The word in and of itself is obviously meant as an insult. Whether or not someone chooses to be insulted by it is their choice.


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specialkid8
04/06/24 3:45:29 PM
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I miss when simp was short for simpleton. That was a proper insult.

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NPC
04/06/24 4:11:23 PM
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STEROLIZER posted...
Thats not very NPC of you
Have you played video games before? NPC's attack people all the time lol
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W_S_C_M
04/06/24 4:50:05 PM
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STEROLIZER posted...
I dont really believe you.

Because thats not how humans work. We tend to get upset when strangers who know nothing about us make assumptions. We are more forgiving of friends & family whom either joke around or occasionally get heated.

Like Ill fight a stranger on the street for talking random smack, but not my buddy.

What you are basically saying is that its impossible for a stranger to offend you. That seems idealistic at best, delusional at worst.
Sounds like you have thin skin and get easily offended

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STEROLIZER
04/06/24 4:53:33 PM
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W_S_C_M posted...
Sounds like you have thin skin and get easily offended

I guess so.

Ive always lived by the moniker that people who talk smack do so because theyve never been punched in the face. Once your terrible behavior puts you in a position that might cause you bodily harm, then you start to adapt your behavior. Basic survival instincts.

So when I check someone, Im actually giving them a valuable life lesson. Or at least thats what a delude myself into thinking.

But yea, the drawback on my end is that Im use to acting on this stuff, so it gives me thin skin. Probably because subconsciously Im looking for a fight so Im not sure if that means Im actually easily offended, but I sure behave like I am.
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ellis123
04/06/24 4:56:33 PM
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STEROLIZER posted...
so Im not sure if that means Im actually easily offended
It does. Being physical is a hallmark of being upset, and if you are upset at what someone has said you have been offended by what they said.

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Joelypoely
04/06/24 5:00:09 PM
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Yes, unless they're saying it in a joking way.

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W_S_C_M
04/06/24 5:00:12 PM
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STEROLIZER posted...
I guess so.

Ive always lived by the moniker that people who talk smack do so because theyve never been punched in the face. Once your terrible behavior puts you in a position that might cause you bodily harm, then you start to adapt your behavior. Basic survival instincts.

So when I check someone, Im actually giving them a valuable life lesson. Or at least thats what a delude myself into thinking.

But yea, the drawback on my end is that Im use to acting on this stuff, so it gives me thin skin. Probably because subconsciously Im looking for a fight so Im not sure if that means Im actually easily offended, but I sure behave like I am.
Well not everyone is like you. Some people are more stoic and don't easily allow people to manipulate their feelings.
When someone gets you riled up, they have power over you. And just going around 'checking' people is a good way to either get your ass beat or get in trouble with the law.

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Zwijn
04/06/24 5:00:31 PM
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Seeing as many of the people who use it throw it around when people pay for honest sex work instead of looking up free videos from a notoriously abusive sector I couldnt care less about those chuds.
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STEROLIZER
04/06/24 5:02:40 PM
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ellis123 posted...
It does. Being physical is a hallmark of being upset, and if you are upset at what someone has said you have been offended by what they said.

I dont know if Im really upset tho. I think I just get high on larping around as a Batman like figure.

I mean yesterday some crazy dude was screaming at a Walgreens employee cuz they were out of Tide Pods. I told him to calm down and to be nice, that niceness would get him somewhere in the conversation. He then freaked out on me, and I honestly dont even know what he said. Whatever it was didnt actually matter, what mattered to me was that now I had an excuse to get into a fight where I would come out looking like the good guy

That never went anywhere. At one point he pretended to be holding a gun in his traders joes bag and I just laughed at him. The employees eventually cornered him and walked him out of the store.

But like. I do that daily. Its like the main reason I still live in San Francisco. I can just walk around and run into trouble.

I dont know what mental disorder larping around as Batman is, but whatever it is, zi got it. But the actual insults themselvesI dont think they matter. The fight isnt even spawned out of anger, is spawned out of fun and excitement.
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Cemith
04/06/24 5:24:16 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Anybody who would seriously try to use the word simp means so little to me that I could not be insulted by anything they said

Bingo.

It's an insult, technically speaking.

Ask me if I care though, no.

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PMarth2002
04/06/24 6:06:31 PM
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simp can be used as an insult, but is not necessarily offensive on its own imo.

Your obsession with simps and incels is weird to me.

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nekrodev
04/06/24 6:08:19 PM
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Absolutely. I think of simps the same way I think about people who pay for pornography. Like, I'm glad they exist, cuz they make me look less shit, but also, jesus they're pathetic.

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STEROLIZER
04/06/24 6:08:53 PM
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PMarth2002 posted...
simp can be used as an insult, but is not necessarily offensive on its own imo.

Your obsession with simps and incels is weird to me.

What do you do for work?
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action52
04/06/24 7:34:49 PM
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NPC posted...
Have you played video games before? NPC's attack people all the time lol
Welcome to Corneria!
> Nice to meet you.
> Whatever, simp.

How dare you! Taste my blade, foul knave!

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STEROLIZER
04/06/24 7:50:18 PM
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Yes. I take it as an insult
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Cemith
04/06/24 7:55:31 PM
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And another thing. If someone defaults to "White Knight" or, "She ain't fucking you, bro" in response to defending someone who happens to be a woman, they're 100% never feeling another person's skin.

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STEROLIZER
04/06/24 7:57:48 PM
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Cemith posted...
And another thing. If someone defaults to "White Knight" or, "She ain't fucking you, bro" in response to defending someone who happens to be a woman, they're 100% never feeling another person's skin.

That I agree. But Simp is usually reserved for

  1. weird internet stalkers, that just dedicate an absorbent amount of time to praising a woman (might even be fictional) theyll never ever meet
  2. men who spend way too much money (or free labor) on models and influencers under the deluded assumption that one day theyll fall madly in love with them


Or at least thats how I view the term. So in my mind if someone calls me a simp they are calling me a person with no self-respect, or a sorry excuse for a man

They are manhood insults. Like calling someone a coward or a deadbeat it attacks the ego.
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Dakimakura
04/06/24 7:59:29 PM
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yes...

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haloiscoolisbak
04/06/24 8:00:07 PM
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STEROLIZER posted...
That I agree. But Simp is usually reserved for

1. weird internet stalkers, that just dedicate an absorbent amount of time to praising a woman (might even be fictional) theyll never ever meet
2. men who spend way too much money (or free labor) on models and influencers under the deluded assumption that one day theyll fall madly in love with them

Or at least thats how I view the term. So in my mind if someone calls me a simp they are calling me a person with no self-respect, or a sorry excuse for a man

Which a lot of people aren't guilty of, so the insult's power is considerably weakened

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