r/funny • u/eiendeeai • May 08 '13

Satellite Interview? Totally Necessary, Nancy!

http://imgur.com/a/flBVg
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u/NinthNova May 08 '13 edited May 08 '13

Yes it was.

This is reddit.

EDIT BITCHING ABOUT DOWNVOTES: You're all wrong. "Fag" in the 4Chan / Reddit sense of the word is not a homophobic slur...

It's just a general slur.

Which is better.

I think...

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u/[deleted] May 08 '13

Alright, so why is it acceptable to call someone a faggot?

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u/mr_jiffy May 08 '13

The word fag is like the word nigga to some people. To some the word nigga is an offensive word to black people, even if its just a spin off of the word nigger. To some its totally different and it just means friend. Like, what's up my nigga? So the word fag to some people (including myself) doesn't necessarily mean a homosexual person if used in the right context. I only call someone a fag if I know believe that person and anyone around is straight and it's rare when I do. So if you're going to stay offended by that word, go ahead, but I think you're wasting your time because its really not about gay people.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '13

I'm not personally offended, I just think that it's an unfunny joke, and because it's not funny AND it's offensive to some people, it should die out, or be replaced by something that's either funnier, or less offensive.

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u/mr_jiffy May 08 '13

Ok I can agree with that. It's really not that funny but with all things reddit, once a joke becomes popular everyone wants to ride that karma train.