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"lame" isn't super appreciated here. At best it's a homophone of a word that is ableist. At worst, people are actively being ableist. You never know with the internet, we have a ton of extremely problematic people pop in and use words that mean the second option. There's just better ways to express disbelief or calling someone socially inept.
But yeah, prude.
copypasta material
For real lmao
"copypasta" isn't super appreciated here. At best it's a homophone of a word that is ableist. At worst, people are actively being ableist. You never know with the internet, we have a ton of extremely problematic people pop in and use words that mean the second option. There's just better ways to express disbelief or calling someone socially inept.
But yeah, prude.
Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen someone use the old definition of lame unless they were being intentionally antiquated, and even then, never in a way to put someone down.
Lame, sucks, bad, etc. They all mean the same thing, essentially.
There is absolutely nothing ableist about using lame. Nobody uses it to mean impotent or unable.
Oh sorry you're right mods shouldn't do anything to try and make a leftist trans space more welcoming to people ๐ silly me. I'll just ban anything I don't like and abuse my power rather than wanting to have a discussion. We'll also go back to calling things "gay" to mean undesirable because it was colloquialism. Words don't matter, right? /s
I've literally been called lame for being unable to walk after I cracked my pelvis. Just because the majority of the US has a 6th grade reading level doesn't mean words don't mean what they mean. Fallacy fallacy
edit: I'm not saying this user has a 6th grade reading level, but that it affects the rest of the country's understanding of words if we only use slang. Correction, 7th-8th grade
I'm not saying you specifically have a 6th grade reading level, but if the average is lower, it's going to change the understandings of the majority. If your parents (just as an example, not saying they have this reading level) have a 6th grade reading level, there's going to be a difference in your vocab growing up than someone with parents with a college degree. Geographical location, education, whether or not you're an English Language Learner, friends, peers all affect your vocab and understanding of the language. There's nothing wrong with this, which again, is why I was trying to explain why "lame" could be viewed as ableist.
My mistake, it was 7th-8th grade. source
I linked the fallacy fallacy because you didn't cite any sources, only gave your personal experience. This is why I responded with my personal experience. The first definition in the dictionary is the ableist use. It was not an old ass person, not sure why you made that assumption
Can you point out what insults I've used?
Edit: Saying the average reading level of the US is 6th grade is not an insult, if that's what you're referencing. I never said they were stupid or that the commenter themself had a 6th grade reading level. It's a failing of the US education system.
As a correction, I checked a source, I was wrong, it was 7th-8th grade.
"ass" used to mean donkey. Do most people use it to mean donkey now? No. Do some still? Maybe. Terms evolve, it's a big lingusistic thing, happens in every language with speakers
good lord lmao
"lmao" isn't super appreciated here. At best it's a homophone of a word that is ableist. At worst, people are actively being ableist. You never know with the internet, we have a ton of extremely problematic people pop in and use words that mean the second option. There's just better ways to express disbelief or calling someone socially inept.
But yeah, dude.
I had to re-read this a few times, but I see what you mean. I'll try to be more direct about what I mean to say.
Something something 1983 or whatever year it was
My favorite part of 1984 was when the fascists nicely explained why something could be viewed as a problem but overall agreed with what was said.