tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post3444906587561678704..comments2024-03-17T00:12:46.366-07:00Comments on bad sandwich chronicles: Sluuuuuuuuuurs!Brendan Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11884835809491549191noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-55556637828028765962011-09-04T16:37:53.791-07:002011-09-04T16:37:53.791-07:00I once worked at a facility for people with mental...I once worked at a facility for people with mental retardation and developmental disorders. The company referred to them as "consumers." I think that term is to be used by the companies and staff providing them services, not by the public at large.<br /><br />I could be off, but that was how we used it. It was meant to show respect and give them more dignity within the situation. We provided goods and services (lunch, exercise classes, social outings) and they were consumers of the services. <br /><br />Teachers should call them students, doctors should call them patients, family should call them relatives. That was the point of "consumers"--focus on their role in the particular situation rather than their mental handicap. <br /><br />It wouldn't have made sense for our consumers' friends or family to refer to them as consumers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-11691195737750171272011-09-03T18:05:39.083-07:002011-09-03T18:05:39.083-07:00Franklin that sounds exquisite. I have an occasion...Franklin that sounds exquisite. I have an occasional recurring dream where a still-surprisingly-fit Roy Jones Jr. calls me big guy at the grocery store.<br />Re: baldy I have to agree, and ditto for most any pejorative. And once again nigger really is the gold standard. Just as folks point to nigger in conveying the ultra-taboo nature of their group's go-to pejorative, they also cite nigger in justifying the use of said pejorative amongst their own "kind"Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293038241089465688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-38590560890624546252011-09-01T10:53:06.530-07:002011-09-01T10:53:06.530-07:00Robb - You're right on the money about charism...Robb - You're right on the money about charismatic black men and their use of "big guy" toward skinny white guys such as myself. I used to work at a day care and one of the parents was a buff black man who would smile broadly at me and say, "hey whattup big guy?" whenever he came in to pick up his daughter. My dick never failed to rise just a little. <br /><br />Also, on the subject of pejoratives. Nigger loses this status (seemingly) when used exclusively amongst black men. "Baldy," would fall under the status of a pejorative when used by a man with a full head of hair toward an actual bald man. Larry David points out in one episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that a bald man using this term to address another bald man is akin to black men addressing one another as nigger. I just wanted to say that I think that this is fucking hilarious.FranklinSteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991725069217776481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-6898631542105821422011-09-01T07:02:14.475-07:002011-09-01T07:02:14.475-07:00Agreed with Andy about the word 'faggot'.
...Agreed with Andy about the word 'faggot'.<br /><br />I would also like to add the word 'paki' to that list.<br /><br />And now I feel dirty for typing those words.MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724902730283900972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-42900788336236234522011-08-31T15:47:22.254-07:002011-08-31T15:47:22.254-07:00(whisper-pisper) (whisper-pissper) ppsss-psss-pss-...(whisper-pisper) (whisper-pissper) ppsss-psss-pss-psss "Oh, they, shhhhh no. No no. no. Do NOT say. They do NOT like "midget". Don't say that, say, psss pss pssss or sps pss ss psss psss" fucking midgets.It's A-Me, Martuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763285004807396986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-4108034038993341442011-08-31T15:37:49.502-07:002011-08-31T15:37:49.502-07:00Anyone else feel that "outrage" amongst ...Anyone else feel that "outrage" amongst midgets over the term midget is more an affectation than anything? "Hey, we get to be outraged about something toOoooo!" Oh, I mean, it's rhetorical obviously, I mean, I think there's an unspoken acknowledgement that everyone except for midgets who get "upset" over midget feel that way, right? Right.It's A-Me, Martuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763285004807396986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-72386569542165133872011-08-31T14:38:34.824-07:002011-08-31T14:38:34.824-07:00Retard should never be used as a noun for a mental...Retard should never be used as a noun for a mentally handicapped person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-39708355182286243722011-08-31T13:07:30.617-07:002011-08-31T13:07:30.617-07:00I meant as opposed to just being an uninvolved thi...I meant as opposed to just being an uninvolved third party witness, Mike. But you knew that.Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293038241089465688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-56673448998905542612011-08-31T12:49:22.292-07:002011-08-31T12:49:22.292-07:00I know this guy who was beat up by a family of lit...I know this guy who was beat up by a family of little people at a cemetary because he was asking them where the pot of gold was. He was on shrooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-78829912323410157912011-08-31T12:43:57.759-07:002011-08-31T12:43:57.759-07:00chances are you'll always be on the receiving ...chances are you'll always be on the receiving end of that situation.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231064093780779167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-85203529185613168802011-08-31T12:42:34.645-07:002011-08-31T12:42:34.645-07:00I heard "alternative capacity" while eav...I heard "alternative capacity" while eaves dropping / perving out on two moms standing in line at a sandwich shop the other day. I still have no idea who or what they were talking about.thereverendjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052919862939788640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-68772970651165515992011-08-31T12:37:10.137-07:002011-08-31T12:37:10.137-07:00The only usage of big guy I find enjoyable or even...The only usage of big guy I find enjoyable or even acceptable is when it's used by an athletic, charismatic black men toward a comparatively emasculated, timid white man, with a mischievous twinkle in the eye. Even to be on the receiving end, there's really something special there.Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293038241089465688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-37312862929641190452011-08-31T12:34:31.859-07:002011-08-31T12:34:31.859-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293038241089465688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-45720464259170860022011-08-31T12:23:11.739-07:002011-08-31T12:23:11.739-07:00Nico - Because "big guy" has never once ...Nico - Because "big guy" has never once not emanated from a shitty place. It's always used underhandedly/facetiously, by, say, literal big guys to smaller dudes they bump into on the sidewalk or by 30-something corporate ladder climbers to fast food employees<br /><br />Andy - I dub thee logic masterRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293038241089465688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-28739181003390205982011-08-31T11:06:19.813-07:002011-08-31T11:06:19.813-07:00The only real disagreement that I think I have wit...The only real disagreement that I think I have with you is where you say faggot isn't as loaded as the n-word (sorry, man, I can't bring myself to type it which I will admit does sort of kill my whole argument here). Okay, yes, nigger is worse. Clearly. But I think faggot has an interesting distinction to it that the n-word doesn't have. <br /><br />Faggot gets used as an insult against anyone, not just homosexuals. If you could some how analyze every single time the word faggot has been used by mankind, I think you'd find that a large proportion (maybe even close to half?) of those times the word was directed towards a straight man, not a homosexual, as a way of insulting him and putting him down as a man. Now how often do you think the n-word has been used as an offensive against someone that wasn't black. <br /><br />So whereas the n-word gets used solely to be offensive to someone that's black, faggot becomes doubly offensive in a way. In one way, you're being offensive because you're saying "you're gay and that's fucked up and makes you a shitty person." But in another way you could be using it to say "homosexuality is something that's totally horrible and even though you may not literally like to blow dudes, I'm still going to say that you're so shitty as to be the same as a homosexual." <br /><br />It's somewhat similar to retard, but I think retard is a little different in that when it's used against someone that isn't mentally handicapped, it's an insult, BUT when it's used to describe someone that IS mentally handicapped, it's intended solely as a descriptor, not as an insult. Usually.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929853150078651978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-29416746049476857532011-08-31T10:54:39.188-07:002011-08-31T10:54:39.188-07:00most awesomely named retard def gotta be Palin'...most awesomely named retard def gotta be Palin's lil Trig.i mean ever take a college trig course?ok,i havent either but shit's gotta be mad hard.its kinda like naming a lil midget baby Dunk or something.and yes she knew it was gonna be retarded so dont even try itjbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371512577702593329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-33939212887895837222011-08-31T10:31:05.038-07:002011-08-31T10:31:05.038-07:00Yeah there really is no comparison, 'little pe...Yeah there really is no comparison, 'little people' weren't brought over in slave ships and hung from trees with people shouting YOU FILTHY MIDGET!!! It's quite different. <br /><br />What's funny is that some (if not the majority) of these 'little people' seem to be fine with DWARF. I'm not a little person, but to me DWARF sounds a lot worse than MIDGET. There is even a TLC show about 'little people' where they are often referred to as DWARVES and are okay with it. <br /><br />Why as a 'little person' would you want to associate yourself with fairytales, elfs, snow white, etc??? That's inevitably what a normal person is going to envision upon hearing this... RIGHT!??Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182187761839975473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-3922744873983328242011-08-31T09:51:34.576-07:002011-08-31T09:51:34.576-07:00I think "mentally handicapped" is the be...I think "mentally handicapped" is the best replacement for the "R-bomb". Of course that doesn't cover CP. "Differently-abled" for them, or just their medical diagnosis. Why do we need one term to cover every mental disability?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-46310731276361855742011-08-31T09:50:28.006-07:002011-08-31T09:50:28.006-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Neilchairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387549583076416523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-58455461574918632292011-08-31T09:50:07.358-07:002011-08-31T09:50:07.358-07:00As a large male, I despise being called 'big g...As a large male, I despise being called 'big guy' or 'big man'Hamilton Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10840530368956137080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169849407979145898.post-81415872400851644232011-08-31T09:06:13.553-07:002011-08-31T09:06:13.553-07:00Why would you hate being called "big guy"...Why would you hate being called "big guy"?Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273356045336098226noreply@blogger.com