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Eh, every term for disabled people becomes a slur. Moron->idiot->retard (the latter being so unacceptable in modern speech it is labelled by the kids as "the ha
by Asooka 6mo ago
Eh, every term for disabled people becomes a slur. Moron->idiot->retard (the latter being so unacceptable in modern speech it is labelled by the kids as "the hard r"). But you are right, we should simply not use terms for disabled people in software names. I propose "Thirty Years and Still Cannot Draw a Circle" or the hip short name :no-entry-sign: emoji.
- lynndotpy 6mo agoTangent, but it might help you avoid an embarrassing situation later on. If someone says "They called me the hard-R", they're not talking about the R-word. "R----d" is usually just called "the R word", while "the hard R" refers specifically to the standard version of "the N word". (As opposed to "the soft A", which is sometimes used synonymous with "dude".)
- jaffa2 6mo agohard R = ends in 'a' soft R = ends in 'er' ? or am i wrong
- lynndotpy 6mo agoNo no, the other way around; hard R ends in 'er', and soft R ends in 'a' (despite not having an R).
- Asooka 6mo agoThat sounds preposterous, it's the same word no matter your accent. I am sticking to my version.
- lynndotpy 6mo agoHey, I'm just describing how some words are used