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*bangs head on the lap a few times*
Oct. 1st, 2005 12:38 am
Firstly, lemme say that there was no need to copy out the entire review. And if there was, it could've gone behind a cut.
But, moving on to the comments - so, it's okay to use a deliberately offensive word because you define it in a very specific way? Really? Could I get the memo about that, please? Thanks.
Now, to be clear, does that mean I can call people "niggers" if I know in my own head that I only mean people who are black and thugs/criminals/on welfare/druggies? And I can call people homos so long as I mean just those people who are exhibitionists and slutty? Oh, slut, that's a good word, can I self-define that as well? How many words can I do this with?
Of course, I could always just find better ways to insult people, ways that don't involve using words like nigger, homo, slut, and, oh yes, retard.
To retard is to slow. One can retard growth in cells, one can retard in music. Retard, the noun, is a slur (another musical term, but let's ignore that), and has no place in the vocabulary of... well, people who really fucking ought to know better.
But, moving on to the comments - so, it's okay to use a deliberately offensive word because you define it in a very specific way? Really? Could I get the memo about that, please? Thanks.
Now, to be clear, does that mean I can call people "niggers" if I know in my own head that I only mean people who are black and thugs/criminals/on welfare/druggies? And I can call people homos so long as I mean just those people who are exhibitionists and slutty? Oh, slut, that's a good word, can I self-define that as well? How many words can I do this with?
Of course, I could always just find better ways to insult people, ways that don't involve using words like nigger, homo, slut, and, oh yes, retard.
To retard is to slow. One can retard growth in cells, one can retard in music. Retard, the noun, is a slur (another musical term, but let's ignore that), and has no place in the vocabulary of... well, people who really fucking ought to know better.
