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What's something you used to do/see/say but don't anymore because you don't feel it's right? (lemmy.world)

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Me personally? I've become much less tolerant of sexist humor. Back in the day, cracking a joke at women's expense was pretty common when I was a teen. As I've matured and become aware to the horrific extent of toxicity and bigotry pervading all tiers of our individualistic society, I've come to see how exclusionarly and objectifying that sort of 'humor' really is, and I regret it deeply.

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[-] Oaksey@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"You got gypped"
Always just thought it was the same as being "ripped off" or getting a bad deal. Only in recent years realised that it was in reference to be swindled by a gypsy. I still wondered if the term gypsy was more to do with the lifestyle of the person, like a nomad, and not actually racist but no, gypsies origins are as Romani people. Have since stopped using the term.
Urban Dictionary has a bet each way as to if it is/was racist gypped/gyp't but best not to use it I think

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tubular.

I've never encountered anything I would describe as "tubular." Except maybe tubes. It just doesn't feel right as general slang.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

A bitchin' waterslide is tubular.

[-] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Haha, I grew up on the California coast and surfed a lot in my youth. The only slang from that era I still use is "bitchen" and I say it as an anachronism, like "groovy".

Sometimes I say "bitchen camero" in reference to a car I like. That's from a song that stuck in my memory. Comes from a punk garage band in the early 90's; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxKt_Wc0m1g

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[-] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Whenever I start saying "Easy Peasey..." there's always a slightly too long pause before I say "... lemon squeezey "

[-] woshang@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Diet, lmao.

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