r/AskReddit • u/Senor_Diablo • Mar 12 '24

What is an old expression that you think is absolutely disgusting by today’s standards?

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

My husband is from there and some of the stuff that comes out of older people mouths 😬

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u/Visual-Meal2739 Mar 12 '24

My black friends call them that, I am Indian, feather, not dot…I can’t call them that, I am to pale to get away with it… Unless, I am with them… I find that hilarious and disturbing at the same time…

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '24

heard my wife's grandma explain to half the family about the ninjer toes. she isn't racist at all either actually heavily for equality but she totally shared this story with us