 Any "vulgar terms form Humans? |
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 Apr 17 2004, 01:55 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-March 04 Member No.: 6,203  |
The orks and trolls have "trog" what about vulgar slang for other (mrta)humans
Humans- Pinkies, Munkies, softy/squishies Elves- Pansies, Twinkies, Dwarves- stunties, fat-beards, squatters, munchkins Ork/Troll- Skags (females) I know alot of these aren't very original (most racial slurs are not) but maybe we can come up with some that sound "authentic". |
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Apr 17 2004, 01:58 AM
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Decker on the Threshold Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,922 Joined: 14-March 04 Member No.: 6,156 |
Don't forget "nancies" for elves and "slimies" for orks and humans.
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Apr 17 2004, 02:00 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
my favorite elf epithet is keeb. short for keebler. for humans, there's round-ear and norm. can't think of any others.
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Apr 17 2004, 02:01 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
"Hue, Huey" "Human Waste" "Overlord"
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Apr 17 2004, 02:01 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 15-March 04 Member No.: 6,158 |
Humans: Breeders.
Elves: Daisy-eaters, dandelion-eaters. |
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Apr 17 2004, 02:15 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Your mudder played with elves, breeder!
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Apr 17 2004, 02:25 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
"Small Pants", "Little Dick", "Toothless Dog"
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Apr 17 2004, 02:35 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 7-July 02 From: The Bubble Member No.: 2,944 |
Dwarves: Halfers
I'd suspect that some variation on monster would be used for trolls. Maybe tusker for orks. |
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Apr 17 2004, 02:41 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
"Meat[s]" for metahuman[s].
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Apr 17 2004, 02:51 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,028 Joined: 9-November 02 From: The Republic of Vermont Member No.: 3,581 |
I'm not real fond of the human == "breeder" thing. For starters, it makes no fragging sense... there are more humans because only a minority expressed, not because the human birthrate is anything exceptional, especially when compared to the ork birthrate. On top of that, it's a real-world derogatory term for heterosexuals...
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Apr 17 2004, 03:01 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 15-March 04 Member No.: 6,158 |
Who said slang insults had to make any sense? "Faggot" means a bundle of twigs, yet it seems to have caught on for homosexuals. Maybe some idiots between now and the 60's decided that it should apply to humans in general instead of just heteroes 'cause they liked the way it sounded.
Bigots rarely tend to be the insightful, intelligent types afterall. |
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Apr 17 2004, 04:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 407 Joined: 22-March 04 Member No.: 6,183 |
Humans = "Food" Elves = "Food" Orks = "Food" Trolls = "Thanksgiving dinner" That's what happens when you have a ghoul in your campaign. |
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Apr 17 2004, 06:08 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
That's brilliant.
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Apr 17 2004, 06:20 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,901 Joined: 19-June 03 Member No.: 4,775 |
Faggot makes far more sense than breeder being applied, in the course of only 60 years, to a bizarrely and completely dissimilar group. |
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Apr 17 2004, 06:22 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Breeder wasn't used in '89 for anything bad in real life, AFAIK.
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Apr 17 2004, 06:46 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 15-March 04 Member No.: 6,158 |
If you say so. Bundle of twigs. Homosexuals. The evolution there is so blatantly obvious by the common person. What was I thinking? Sure, the origin of the term (at least one possible one) sort of makes a little bit of scene in an obscure sort of way. But the vast, vast, VAST majority of people who use it as a slang term have NO clue where it came from. It's just a word. A word they've come to learn and accept as a vulgar term for a homosexual. Even if it doesn't make sense whatsoever by today's standards -- at least not unless there's still a lot of witch hunting going on with homoesexuals being thrown on the fires when they run out of wood. Personally, I can easily see a slang term used derogatorily towards the vast majority of humanity (ie, heteorsexuals) in 2004 easily making the change to being a term used derogitorily towards the vast majorty of humanity (humans) in 2064. Especially since it's not a completely unrelated term -- they do breed, and they are the breed that all the other metahumans sprung from. And I'm pretty sure that even then, heterosexuality still reigns surpreme amongst humans. <just shrugs> Makes more sense than faggot does. |
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Apr 17 2004, 06:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 223 Joined: 3-February 04 Member No.: 6,054 |
While I don't see "breeder" as a good insult in SR, it has been used often in Sci-Fi by alien races (or programs) who see humanity as a virus/plauge/impulsive/etc... So it is a good insult. Plus, anything can be insulting if said correctly.
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Apr 17 2004, 07:14 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,901 Joined: 19-June 03 Member No.: 4,775 |
Well, not anything.
And breeder makes a lot of sense coming from alien races or AI, but when you fuck just like the rest of metahumanity, it's a bit sillier. But, that said, Lime raises a good point: practically no one who uses faggot is aware of its etymology, and while potential for making sense etymologically at some point in history would be nice, it isn't necessary. I just personally find breeder too obviously hypocritical to be plausible, even if sanity is not really common when it comes to this stuff. |
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Apr 17 2004, 07:16 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
I think that was the idea behind the word. It was orks calling humans hipocrital for discrimination. We all do it the same way, afterall.
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Apr 17 2004, 08:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 18-July 03 Member No.: 4,963 |
The Ferengi on Star Trek just call humans hoo-mons. It gets across the point of "I don't like you" if you say it right.
I don't have much trouble imagining that catching on in the SR world. |
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Apr 17 2004, 01:49 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,512 Joined: 16-August 03 From: Northampton Member No.: 5,499 |
ripping totally from else where and if you follow the earthdawn timeline a bit "Mon-keigh" could be a spithanhaul slur for humans though only IE's might know it,
Which brings to mind what about the whole decended from monkeys thing in shadowrun? |
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Apr 17 2004, 04:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,102 Joined: 23-March 04 From: The Grizzly Grunion, in a VIP room. Member No.: 6,191 |
Mundane humans are referred to as 'norms.' At least, they have been before. I, personally, don't mind being called a keeb. That's my perferred epithet. I think we can all do better than 'breeder,' 'meat,' and 'norm' though. Let's hear some ideas.
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Apr 17 2004, 04:11 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 15-March 04 Member No.: 6,158 |
I'd honestly say that just "human" itself is enough of an insult if said properly. Sort of like the derogitory way a lot of foreigners say "American" when they want to be insulting about said individuals or its government.
Come to think of it, I can't recall a single vulgar insult towards caucasians that was ever really much of an insult. "Honkey," "whitey," and "cracker" all lacked that bite. But then again it's really dependant upon what the people being insulted take as an insult that determines the success of such a vulgarity. Telling some bimbo like Paris Hilton that she can't accessorize might be enough to put her into therapy, while the same insult most likely wouldn't have the same impact on some factory worker dude named Fred. |
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Apr 17 2004, 04:19 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,102 Joined: 23-March 04 From: The Grizzly Grunion, in a VIP room. Member No.: 6,191 |
Someone told ME that one time and i still haven't recovered.
Seriously, though, ol' boy has a point. Probably because of numbers. Honky, whitey, and cracker are applied to caucasions and there's quite a few of us. The more biting racial slurs have more effect because of the history that comes with them. |
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Apr 17 2004, 10:10 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
I'll assume at least some of you know how "faggot" became a derogatory term for Homosexuals....
"Breeder" is actually a little known derogatory wourd for straight people used by homosexuals. This post has been edited by kevyn668: Apr 17 2004, 10:12 PM |
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