Send that man an honorary b3ta doctorate
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pineapplecharm D d M Y, H:i, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:05,
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haha
that word has the strength of something like 'weirdo' in American English though.
Weird Al recently apologized for part of that kind of annoying parody of "Blurred Lines" he did, which included the lyrics:
"Saw your blog post
It's really fantastic...
That was sarcastic
'Cause you write like a spastic"
He says he didn't know that people in the UK would find it offensive, but I think even in American English calling someone "a spastic" rather than "a spaz" can only mean that you're calling them a person with Cerebral Palsy or something similar.
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the prick of misery pierced my foot on a spiiiike on, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 12:45,
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surely...
when you call someone a spastic, you are saying "there are people who have no motor control over their bodies because of an illness...you have a similar level of lack of co-ordination, and are as unusual, but you have no illness... you are just like that"
i don't see how that is offensive to someone with an illness.
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there is also a diff
between spastic, and A spastic.
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 13:55,
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Well I WAS going to upload a picture of the Spazz wheelchair,
but seeing as both B3tards.com and Cr3ation B3ta are down you'll have to google it yourselves.
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Here:
www.planetmobility.com/store/wheelchairs/manual/colours/spazz/
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 19:38,
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the thing about offensive words
is that they don't need a logical argument to make them offensive, and you can't logic the offensiveness away. Part of their meaning is the illocutionary force that they carry.
So while it's probably kind of rude in general to say "You play the ocarina like a homosexual,"
it's plainly offensive to lots of gay people to say "You play the ocarina like a faggot."
The spaz thing isn't about whether the comparison says something true or untrue about people with cp, it's about whether the word is offensive.
As far as I can tell, in UK English 'spaz' and various forms of 'spastic' are all offensive because of the strong negative illocutionary force they carry there. In American English 'spaz' doesn't carry that force, but I'm pretty sure that the noun 'spastic' still does.
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the prick of misery pierced my foot on a spiiiike on, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 14:06,
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"Interlocutionary"
Says wank fuck clunge.
Cognitive distance say I.
It's like a hells angel engaging you in conversation about lawn maintenance.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 18:22,
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I am the hell's angel in this situation
cool. *Dons leather clothing and develops cirrhosis and sexism*
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the prick of misery pierced my foot on a spiiiike on, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 19:32,
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Seems like quite a reasonable guy
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Mr Mann I love pigs, best of all the animals, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:05,
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I took an immediate dislike to him because of that stupid beard
but have to admit to warming to him greatly as the interview progressed. Good for him!
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Varmint, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 18:19,
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Next B3ta Bash in West Michigan?
I think so. Herbs, start making badges.
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:28,
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People with beards like that should be forcibly castrated
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 12:10,
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Fucking brilliant!
Couldn't disagree with a word he said and the passed out guy on the floor was priceless. Well played that man.
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Hardfarter Following through since 1978, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 14:12,
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