Honestly the thing i love the most about GODNEY

[ohoney]

27 minutes ago, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

Boys are such a ******** race, all they think about is ******* 

''race''  

[Anti-Hero]

Just now, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

Stupid and ******** are no different here at all...

But when speaking about mentally disabled people, we never us the word ********. Do you ? 

Yes, it’s literally the name of the mental condition.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mental retardation

Thats why people are offended when it’s used as a synonym for stupid

[Margaery]

15 minutes ago, danny1994 said:

I think she thought she was being cool or something by saying it 

In her defense, she's right, "attardé" in french merely means idiot or dumb. It doesn't have such an offensive meaning as in english. 

[Anti-Hero]

Just now, Margaery said:

In her defense, she's right, "attardé" in french merely means idiot or dumb. It doesn't have such an offensive meaning as in english. 

Ok, but we’re in an English speaking forum. Words carry their English meanings 

I rarely see people talking here in French 

[Itachi]

3 minutes ago, danny1994 said:

And I’m not buying the whole “English isn’t my first language” excuse, everyone has heard of that mental disorder 

the fact that she translates it in another language with the same meaning, and claiming it's not offensive in her native language proves that she doesn't have any reservations in just using it as a joke/insult

[Guest I Think I'm Ready Now]

10 minutes ago, danny1994 said:

Yes, it’s literally the name of the mental condition.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mental retardation

Thats why people are offended when it’s used as a synonym for stupid

Ok, I can understand

I didn't know you actually used that word to talk about them 

To us that would be offensive, because that really is the synonym of stupid here 

[Anti-Hero]

Just now, Itachi said:

the fact that she translates it in another language with the same meaning, and claiming it's not offensive in her native language proves that she doesn't have any reservations in just using it as a joke/insult

I mean, the word in French is obviously different and carries a different meaning. If she wants to say it in French, I don’t care 

[Alleyesonus_]

Just now, Rodrigo Nalerio said:

I don't know about that I am a virgin. 

Sure... 

[Margaery]

1 minute ago, danny1994 said:

Ok, but we’re in an English speaking forum. Words carry their English meanings 

I rarely see people talking here in French 

She probably thought it meant the same thing bc the etymology is the same. 

[Itachi]

Just now, danny1994 said:

I mean, the word in French is obviously different and carries a different meaning. If she wants to say it in French, I don’t care 

i see, someone validated the meaning of that French word. but the problem is she used an English word... in an English forum.

[Anti-Hero]

Just now, Itachi said:

i see, someone validated the meaning of that French word. but the problem is she used an English word... in an English forum.

Agreed, that’s the thing I have issue with.

[Guest I Think I'm Ready Now]

11 minutes ago, Itachi said:

the fact that she translates it in another language with the same meaning, and claiming it's not offensive in her native language proves that she doesn't have any reservations in just using it as a joke/insult

How was I supposed to know that you use the word ******** to talk about a mental condition ? 

That's shocking to us  I mean, we did too a long time ago, but not since at least 1960

[Anti-Hero]

2 minutes ago, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

How was I supposed to know that you use the word ******** to talk about a mental condition ? 

That's shocking to us  I mean, we did too a long time ago, but not since at least 1960

Wait, so you knew that it was previously used to talk about a mental condition? I don’t care if it hasn’t been used that way where you live since 1960, you knew it had that meaning 

I was about to cut you a break, sorry nope 

[Guest I Think I'm Ready Now]

8 minutes ago, danny1994 said:

Wait, so you knew that it was previously used to talk about a mental condition? I don’t care if it hasn’t been used that way where you live since 1960, you knew it had that meaning 

I was about to cut you a break, sorry nope 

It doesn't have that meaning at all now 

That's like calling black people monkeys 

That's something everyone did a long time ago, and we're not proud of it.

[Anti-Hero]

1 minute ago, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

It doesn't have that meaning at all now 

That's like calling black people monkeys 

Calling black people monkeys is offensive too, what point are you trying to make 

Oh my god 

[Guest I Think I'm Ready Now]

9 minutes ago, danny1994 said:

Calling black people monkeys is offensive too, what point are you trying to make 

Oh my god 

Right that's offensive, that's why you don't call black people monkeys in your culture.

You shouldn't call mentally disabled people "********", how was I supposed to know that you still do it ? 

[Buslim]

[Anitta Elusive Chanteuse]

The secondhand embarrassment following the third comment of this thread  

[Anti-Hero]

Just now, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

Right that's offensive, and you don't call black people monkeys in your culture.

You shouldn't call mentally disabled people ********, how was I supposed to know that you still do it ? 

It doesn't matter if you still do it or not, you knew it once had that meaning. Common sense says you shouldn't use a word that once meant "mentally disabled" as a synonym for stupid 

[Itachi]

2 minutes ago, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

How was I supposed to know that you use the word ******** to talk about a mental condition ? 

That's shocking to us  I mean, we did too a long time ago, but not since at least 1960

i don't know, do some research maybe. and be a little sensitive, culturally sensitive to be exact 

are you implying then that referring to the mental condition as "********" is now a taboo in your country? but using "********" as a synonym to "stupid" is acceptable?