Sorry. What I was trying to say was, I'm pleased to live among people who cannot use that word.An Ceannaire said:
United Kingdom Privilege (NSFW)
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And that's the point where I say "HA! Joke's on you! I already wear diapers as a necessity!"Jandau said:...to which I would respond with "Yes, I did just put a curse on you, and if you ask nicely, I'll tell you if the curse will require you to wear diapers or not"
Damnation, my Mystical Slavic Butt Curse has been foiled! Well played, sir. Well played...RJ 17 said:And that's the point where I say "HA! Joke's on you! I already wear diapers as a necessity!"Jandau said:...to which I would respond with "Yes, I did just put a curse on you, and if you ask nicely, I'll tell you if the curse will require you to wear diapers or not"
Every time I see the phrase "OI NAH YA ****!", I read it with an Australian accent. This creates an ambiguity in which I'm not sure if they're saying a dialectic version of "HEY, NO! You ****!" or an accented version of "I KNOW, YOU ****!"
Case in point:
"Yer a ****, 'Arry!"
"OI NAH YA ****!"
Is Australian Harry Potter denying Hagrid in that he is a ****, or is Aussie Potter playing along and agreeing with Hagrid?
Case in point:
"Yer a ****, 'Arry!"
"OI NAH YA ****!"
Is Australian Harry Potter denying Hagrid in that he is a ****, or is Aussie Potter playing along and agreeing with Hagrid?
I find the "papers are in order" line is funnier if read in a German accent. It helps drive home the point being made.
Loki? A hero? Have you watched the same movies I did?Michael Dunkerton said:
Weird, isn't it? People go around looking to be offended, as if it's their jobs. I think the PC police became real.rembrandtqeinstein said:
You know, I, an American, have wondered for a while why it seems that only Americans tend to be SJWs, or at least the most offended at things. I think I know why now, or a least a theory.
I think its all backlash against the "Culturally Ignorant/Insensitive American" stereotype.
Make no mistake, most of us are very aware of how the rest of the world tends to view us in the most common of stereotypes. Like the loud-mouthed, gun-toting, overweight, overly patriotic stereotype, which is primarily a caricature of the right wing conservative half of the country. I think the more liberal of the country has taken the stereotypes to heart, and are dead-set in being as 'Un-American' as can be, including "Don't say anything offensive to anyone from a different culture."
One of the other posters on this topic said that he jokingly refers to himself as a 'sand ******', to which some of his Black acquaintances laugh along with, but the White girl is the only one who popped up to say "That's offensive!"
She's right, to a certain extent. How long has it been since the idea of N-word privileges have come into play? She thinks it's offensive because she's been taught that it's not okay for her to say it because it's a slur against ethnic minorities, and because she's of the White majority, she's knows that nobody would forgive her if she ever said it, even as a joke, except if she said it as a joke among ethnic friends who know she's joking. We've seen several times in the media when somebody even slightly lets slip anything that sounds remotely insensitive, even if it was a joke, they make as big a deal out of it as possible, many time it's people of that ethnic minority getting on screen saying that they're offended.
I think things like this have made a large enough portion of the United States believe in the most common American stereotype, and they want to reverse it by being as accommodating and 'unoffensive' as possible. So they let people of other countries have a free pass with their behaviors because they consider it 'cultural tolerance'. It's okay for Brits to say '****'. They're not American, so we can't criticize them. The only thing they seem to unite behind is if someone does something they consider sexist. Then, it doesn't matter where you're from.
Even now, I'm sure many of the non-American Escapist community knows at least one person who completely believes the Culturally Ignorant/Insensitive American is more of a fact than a generalization. The kind of person who sees any cultural faux pas by an American as 'yet more proof of their ignorance', when cultural ignorance is by no means exclusive to us.
I think its all backlash against the "Culturally Ignorant/Insensitive American" stereotype.
Make no mistake, most of us are very aware of how the rest of the world tends to view us in the most common of stereotypes. Like the loud-mouthed, gun-toting, overweight, overly patriotic stereotype, which is primarily a caricature of the right wing conservative half of the country. I think the more liberal of the country has taken the stereotypes to heart, and are dead-set in being as 'Un-American' as can be, including "Don't say anything offensive to anyone from a different culture."
One of the other posters on this topic said that he jokingly refers to himself as a 'sand ******', to which some of his Black acquaintances laugh along with, but the White girl is the only one who popped up to say "That's offensive!"
She's right, to a certain extent. How long has it been since the idea of N-word privileges have come into play? She thinks it's offensive because she's been taught that it's not okay for her to say it because it's a slur against ethnic minorities, and because she's of the White majority, she's knows that nobody would forgive her if she ever said it, even as a joke, except if she said it as a joke among ethnic friends who know she's joking. We've seen several times in the media when somebody even slightly lets slip anything that sounds remotely insensitive, even if it was a joke, they make as big a deal out of it as possible, many time it's people of that ethnic minority getting on screen saying that they're offended.
I think things like this have made a large enough portion of the United States believe in the most common American stereotype, and they want to reverse it by being as accommodating and 'unoffensive' as possible. So they let people of other countries have a free pass with their behaviors because they consider it 'cultural tolerance'. It's okay for Brits to say '****'. They're not American, so we can't criticize them. The only thing they seem to unite behind is if someone does something they consider sexist. Then, it doesn't matter where you're from.
Even now, I'm sure many of the non-American Escapist community knows at least one person who completely believes the Culturally Ignorant/Insensitive American is more of a fact than a generalization. The kind of person who sees any cultural faux pas by an American as 'yet more proof of their ignorance', when cultural ignorance is by no means exclusive to us.
Isn't that kind of circular? The reason you're pleased to live among people who cannot use that word is because you don't like the use of that word, and you don't like the use of that word because you already live among people who don't use the word. If you were raised and lived in England it likely wouldn't even occur to you to dislike the word. In fact you almost certainly use words and phrases that would be offensive in other cultures and contexts all the time, without realising it. Everyone does.sageoftruth said:
As a white american I use both the c word and the n word because saying fuck gets old after the 100th time I've said it in a day. Gotta get some variety, say words you aren't meant to, makes life more fun.
this really needs English To American
Though I have noticed a certain English slang word for cigarette generally does not get used when something is intended for a wider audience as people are very much aware of its homophobic connotations in america.
Though it does give me a great anecdote about a friend of my mother getting herself in trouble on an american holiday by walking into a shop and asking for 20 (BLEEP)s. Luckily, her husband was american and cleared things up for her.
Though I have noticed a certain English slang word for cigarette generally does not get used when something is intended for a wider audience as people are very much aware of its homophobic connotations in america.
Though it does give me a great anecdote about a friend of my mother getting herself in trouble on an american holiday by walking into a shop and asking for 20 (BLEEP)s. Luckily, her husband was american and cleared things up for her.
Trust me. That's not the reason. There are plenty of words my people DO use that I still don't enjoy hearing. I'm just happy to have one less to listen to.Lunncal said:
This is a divine right that the British people must fight and die to defend. Just as America has a divine right to not care about other countries and Korea has a divine right to F2P MMOs. Without such things, we lose our cultural identity.
Fuck this noise!
Notion that someone may "own" the word is idiotic.
Either it's ok to say by anyone, or it isn't... you cunts.
Notion that someone may "own" the word is idiotic.
Either it's ok to say by anyone, or it isn't... you cunts.
Hey, dicknugget, it isn't something unique to swedesJhonie said:Hehe, same here. I'm from Sweden, and the Swedish language has this beautiful and extremely handy trait that lets you combine almost any two words to form a new one. It opens up a whole new world of insults.Jandau said:I'm from the non-english part of the word, I can call you things that would make your ears bleed in languages you can't begin to comprehend!
Also, love the crayon-drawn Irish passport.
That was the coolest sentence I've read all day... and then you ruined it by talking about crayons!Jandau said:I'm from the non-english part of the word, I can call you things that would make your ears bleed in languages you can't begin to comprehend!
Also, love the crayon-drawn Irish passport.