How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.

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Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748143

By Suntzu - 11 Dec 2016 03:49

- 11 Dec 2016 03:49 #14748143

So there is no German, French or Spanish equivalent of moron or retard?

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748145

By LV-GUCCI-PRADA-FLEX - 11 Dec 2016 04:05

- 11 Dec 2016 04:05 #14748145

You're misconstruing my argument. I meant that many languages expect respectful language. Especially the asian languages that will expect you to be extra respectful.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748146

By SpecialOlympian - 11 Dec 2016 04:17

- 11 Dec 2016 04:17 #14748146

Suntzu wrote:So there is no German, French or Spanish equivalent of moron or retard?

Those words are synonymous with retardation. AMERICA

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Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748202

By Frollein - 11 Dec 2016 09:04

- 11 Dec 2016 09:04 #14748202

Suntzu wrote:So there is no German, French or Spanish equivalent of moron or retard?

Sure there are, but mostly we use the word "American."

Checking my privilege - yep, still good

What would happen if the Sahara became socialist? - For ten years, nothing, then we'd run out of sand.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748309

By Suntzu - 11 Dec 2016 12:58

- 11 Dec 2016 12:58 #14748309

I can understand why you are still bitter. :lol:

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748310

By Suntzu - 11 Dec 2016 13:03

- 11 Dec 2016 13:03 #14748310

After a quick trip to babblefish, it seem there are such words in German, verzögerte Trottel blöd.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748320

By Frollein - 11 Dec 2016 13:40

- 11 Dec 2016 13:40 #14748320

Also Idiot (and the superlative Vollidiot), Depp, Vollpfosten, Blödmann, Hirnie, Schnellmerker...

Checking my privilege - yep, still good

What would happen if the Sahara became socialist? - For ten years, nothing, then we'd run out of sand.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748321

By One Degree - 11 Dec 2016 13:43

- 11 Dec 2016 13:43 #14748321

Vollidiot

I like that one. Can we Americans buy it? Merkel probably won't let us. :*(

I dream of the United Citystates of Earth, where each Citystate has a standardized border such as one whole degree of Latitude by one whole degree of Longitude.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748333

By Frollein - 11 Dec 2016 14:29

- 11 Dec 2016 14:29 #14748333

If you have German ancestors you can claim its use as cultural heritage. :excited:

Checking my privilege - yep, still good

What would happen if the Sahara became socialist? - For ten years, nothing, then we'd run out of sand.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748341

By One Degree - 11 Dec 2016 14:46

- 11 Dec 2016 14:46 #14748341

All right! That will work.

Edit: Any Vollidiots here got a problem with that?

I dream of the United Citystates of Earth, where each Citystate has a standardized border such as one whole degree of Latitude by one whole degree of Longitude.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748342

By Suntzu - 11 Dec 2016 14:48

- 11 Dec 2016 14:48 #14748342

So what is the German word for autism/autistic?

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748344

By Frollein - 11 Dec 2016 14:53

- 11 Dec 2016 14:53 #14748344

Autismus/autistisch/Autist. However, its not used as an insult, merely as the descriptor of the medical condition.

Checking my privilege - yep, still good

What would happen if the Sahara became socialist? - For ten years, nothing, then we'd run out of sand.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748369

By Suntzu - 11 Dec 2016 15:43

- 11 Dec 2016 15:43 #14748369

That is the way retarded started out, euphemism for moron, imbecile and idiot.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748379

By One Degree - 11 Dec 2016 16:29

- 11 Dec 2016 16:29 #14748379

Our society places negative connotations on words so rapidly it is very difficult to keep up. You need a minute by minute update to discuss in political correct society.

I dream of the United Citystates of Earth, where each Citystate has a standardized border such as one whole degree of Latitude by one whole degree of Longitude.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748385

By Suntzu - 11 Dec 2016 16:42

- 11 Dec 2016 16:42 #14748385

You mean like Negro, Black, Colored, Afro-American, African American . . . ?

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748387

By Frollein - 11 Dec 2016 16:44

- 11 Dec 2016 16:44 #14748387

Isn't it now "person of color," or is that already obsolete, too? I guess since Dolezal's stunt you also have "color-fluid" persons complicating the matter even more. :excited:

Checking my privilege - yep, still good

What would happen if the Sahara became socialist? - For ten years, nothing, then we'd run out of sand.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748388

By One Degree - 11 Dec 2016 16:48

- 11 Dec 2016 16:48 #14748388

I actually prefer African American's own terms based upon actual color of the skin.
Discard the current designations and replace them with Chocolate, brown, white, beige, etc. That is if you actually need to give a physical description.

I dream of the United Citystates of Earth, where each Citystate has a standardized border such as one whole degree of Latitude by one whole degree of Longitude.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748393

By Suntzu - 11 Dec 2016 16:56

- 11 Dec 2016 16:56 #14748393

High yella, bright, black ole girl! :lol:

We have a whole segment of society on which we spend massive amount of money and no name for them. Handicaped, disabled, special, retarded, all discarded. Why don't the terms for the other end of the spectrum share the same fate?

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748394

By Frollein - 11 Dec 2016 16:57

- 11 Dec 2016 16:57 #14748394

Funny, I read that these food color comparisons are despised among PoC. Seems you can't please them whatever you try. Not that I'm trying to.

@Suntzu what segment do you mean? :?:

The intelligent ones? But we have a word for them: nerds.

Checking my privilege - yep, still good

What would happen if the Sahara became socialist? - For ten years, nothing, then we'd run out of sand.

Re: How to respectfully respond when someone says the R-word.#14748399

By One Degree - 11 Dec 2016 17:07

- 11 Dec 2016 17:07 #14748399

Funny, I read that these food color comparisons are despised among PoC.

It is really weird. It depends on whether you are inside the group or outside the group at that moment in time.
It was mainly an invention of white people that you get so upset over it.

Edit: Just another example of how individuals of different colors are immune to most of the political correctness our group places upon us.

I dream of the United Citystates of Earth, where each Citystate has a standardized border such as one whole degree of Latitude by one whole degree of Longitude.

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