Post #1990393
2026-03-13 18:30 UTC
Replies (4)
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@alexia@shrimp.starlightnet.work 2026-03-13 19:49
@only_ohm @Khrys @dallo Nah, I did that due to the slur thing, BDSM rocks
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@GoodNewsGreyShoes@mastodon.art 2026-03-13 22:34
@only_ohm @dallo @Khrys Totally fair! We all have to learn before we can know - no one is born with it, or should be blamed for not being given it.😉 What bothers me (as in this case) is when people learn something that ought to change how they act & think - as a result of their stated values - but choose instead to ignore, avoid, or justify their way around earnest acknowledgment & reconciliation.🫠
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@dallo@pouet.chapril.org 2026-03-13 23:13
@only_ohm @GoodNewsGreyShoes @Khrys same here. learned something > A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimp
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@zbrown@floss.social 2026-03-14 02:52
@only_ohm @GoodNewsGreyShoes @dallo @Khrys and in fairness I've never seen anything to contradict the oft stated origins in Pulp Fiction, so it wasn't ‘named for’ in that sense, I'm also really not sure how common the word is, nevertheless it is ridiculous that the name persists, it's just not a good name and many people have perfectly reasonable objections, time to move on.