parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?message-squaremessage-square168linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square168linkfedilink
minus-squareHorsecook@sh.itjust.worksBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoThere’s no way to interpret it as anything other than an ableist slur. It simply isn’t a cause célèbre to complain about in the US.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoThe closest it came to being used as a slur in the US is to accuse someone of clumsiness. We never called people suffering from nervous system diseases “spastics.” Don’t put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby.
minus-squareHorsecook@sh.itjust.worksBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoPlenty of people aren’t aware that gyp comes from gypsy, but that doesn’t change the origin or meaning of the term.
There’s no way to interpret it as anything other than an ableist slur. It simply isn’t a cause célèbre to complain about in the US.
The closest it came to being used as a slur in the US is to accuse someone of clumsiness. We never called people suffering from nervous system diseases “spastics.” Don’t put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby.
Plenty of people aren’t aware that gyp comes from gypsy, but that doesn’t change the origin or meaning of the term.