Re:Be nice to nerds
by Waterluvian on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @12:55PM
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Very interesting to hear that. The opposite is true for me and I never would have thought people are still offended by that word. Very good to know that a word that's fun and light hearted to me might still offend others.
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It's very common for a word to be OK for in-groups to use and not OK for out-groups to use. When someone in the in-group uses it, it's acceptable because they identify with it and it's a term of endearment. When the out-group uses it it's a label and a slur.
I'm not going to list any of these because I'm not in most of the in-groups (other than nerd) but if you think about it I'm sure you'll be able to come up with some examples.
Re:Be nice to nerds
by Waterluvian on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:26PM
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Nerfherder