Just a request: can we sunset the word fags here, replace with lads? Here's why
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I know it's meant as a term of friendship but should we really be calling eachother gay? Lads gets across the same thing and was a popular way of saying fren or anon in WW1 and WW2. So can we? Can faggot parlance exit a conservative board?
No it's not a term of friendship, and it's not in reference to homosexuality. It came from the 4/8chan and simply put on the end of words such as Planefags, Russiafags and any other topic that some anon might specialise in. It has and is used in a derogatory way sometimes, but not in the way you think.
Stop taking everything personal, and stop allowing mere words to define you, you can call me any names under the sun and I'd laugh at it.
PS No I haven't down dooted you either, I just think you are mistaken as to what it really means in certain parlance in a certain place.
I have also seen posts showing that Glowies aren't allowed to type the word fag along with other lefty classified derogatory terms. I have read threads where the Feds were called out as Feds and told to use certain words to prove they weren't Feds but couldn't do it, so they got deported.
I have never in all my time here seen that. Glowies are usually easy to spot, simply look at their comment history, they have a tough time hiding it. So what you are saying, a glowie cannot use the term fag because THEIR RULES won't allow them to post it because they believe in this sense it is still a derogatory term, correct?
But that's my point, I assure you it is meant more along the lines of expert or someone who studies that subject, and nothing to do with homosexuality in the normal sense of the slur used.
The place where I have seen it used as a tactic is on the Chans.
Really?
Yes
It absolutely positively is a term of friendship. That's how it started on /pol/. Not muh chans. Who is this hacker known as 4chan and 8chan? It started on /pol/. Planefags are autists who enjoy planes. Phonefags are autists who enjoy phones. Russiafags, nipfags, footfags, you get the idea. Please don't speak about the ocean of piss from a tourist perspective. And I appreciate your not downdooting me but dont care. I don't subsist off of Plebbit style social ratings.
I just don't like the term because faggots are getting on my off of /pol/ and off of .win real life nerves, I don't like them being here (which they are, in increasing numbers trying to soften us up to them the way they do every site), and even seeing the word for them pisses me off. I am NOT the only superstraight here who feels this way. Care to construct a poll and find out?
I wroye it out simply so you might understand, I failed clearly.
He’s not here for a discussion, he’s here to strong arm everyone into agreeing with him.
You can’t educate the mentally ill.