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minus-squarezedgeist@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-213 days agoModern sensibilities tend to frown on that term, but… yes
minus-squareThat Weird Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 days agoThey do? Since when?
minus-squareShadowedcross@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoI think it’s just a small subset of people, tbh. I know some redditors didn’t like it but that’s probably just reddit being reddit.
minus-squarezedgeist@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoPer the other response, it’s kind of an over-reaction to the term to the point that it’s been equated with the British “spaz”, where it’s offensive because it tends to refer to someone with mental disabilities. It’s entering the euphemism treadmill
Modern sensibilities tend to frown on that term, but… yes
They do? Since when?
I think it’s just a small subset of people, tbh. I know some redditors didn’t like it but that’s probably just reddit being reddit.
Per the other response, it’s kind of an over-reaction to the term to the point that it’s been equated with the British “spaz”, where it’s offensive because it tends to refer to someone with mental disabilities. It’s entering the euphemism treadmill