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Hello, I was wondering, how do you guys feel about the usage of “derp”, “herp derp”, “duh” and the like? Can they be considered ableist slurs?
I think it might depend somewhat on context.
“Duh” with a certain inflection can be an ableist slur….
12:22pm
August 12, 2013
➸ Social skills for autonomous people: mangalitsa asked: Hello, I was wondering, how do you guys feel about...
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If you say duh and flap your hand against your chest, yeah, that’s terrible. And if you say it THINKING that way, it’s terrible. No opinion on the rest at the moment.
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fullyarticulatedgoldskeleton answered: Derp and herp derp are based on a meme that used the image of DD child for its macro.
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jimmyappleseed answered: When they’re said in a joking manner or maybe with a smile, it doesn’t rub me the wrong way. But other than that, it tends to.
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slightmayhem answered: knowyourmeme.com/memes/h… Without a doubt, it’s a slur.
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quantum-angel reblogged this from realsocialskills and added:I’ve always personally heard “derp” and its relatives as sort of an onomatopoeia of a brain fart (which admittedly...
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withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from realsocialskills and added:I should add some disabled people flap their hands on their chests exactly like that and that’s fine is they’re just...
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thingsstingshouldsing answered: Try a google image search for “derp face”. It’s pretty enlightening.
kaihugstrees answered: “derp” and the like are definitely ableist, as they’re mocking how some disabled people speak.
namelesstunnelgrub said: “Derp” and the like originated with captioning pictures of disabled people considered to look like r-words, and I haven’t seen it used much differently since. I think it’s ableist.
icryyoumercy answered: … I guess those are all words that really, really depend on context. I’d say if you don’t feel it was meant in an ableist way, it’s not.
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