Deshiel Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 you know something funny about language? it changes. For example, where I leave there are two words for an homossexual person. gay, or "paneleiro". technically, "paneleiro" means "cooking pot maker". yet, somehow, it got to be the equivalent to fa*got. And its offensive, and it shouldnt be used. So I'm sorry, but its not the origin of the word that defines it as offensive or not. And it surely isnt you. It's the language, the culture that decides. and trap is offensive. So stop using it. I'm sure that every language has its own alternate names, words for universal thing. For example In our country, homosexuals are often called "Teplouš" which could be translated as "heat man" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyDinosaur Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Actually there's no other word that properly encompasses a 'trap'. As I said, in anime (the origin of the context of the word) most traps are heterosexual males who are feminine in their appearance or behaviour to the point of confusing others of their gender. They're not transgender, so it wouldn't be correct to call them that. Calling them 'feminine' might work, but it doesn't quite have the same weight. Seriously stop. No one cares about what happens in anime. THis is the real world and here it's a slur. You don't get to decide what is or isn't offensive to a marginalized group you are not a part of. Way too much Tumblr. Activism anbd civil rights didn't exist until Tumblr. It's science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IEpicWolfI Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 THis is the real world and here it's a slur. We're also talking about a fictional character here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyDinosaur Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 We're also talking about a fictional character here. oh then that makes it okay. Feel free to use all slurs as long as you only use them on fictional characters. N word, F word, T word, it's all good. It doesn't count that way. No one gets hurt amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnccs215 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 We're also talking about a fictional character here.That represents real life people.Also, anime. Traditionally the most lgbt and women friendly type of tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synitare Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 - snip - Anything can be offensive to anybody depending on how a person chooses to define or otherwise interpret a given thing. That said, Nezha is in fact a trap, but in the more traditional definition of the word. On the surface he looks fun and useful, but in reality he's just...not. I almost spent plat on him. Really glad I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IEpicWolfI Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) oh then that makes it okay. Feel free to use all slurs as long as you only use them on fictional characters. N word, F word, T word, it's all good. It doesn't count that way. No one gets hurt amirite? No, everyone is jumping people's throats instead of asking them to use a different word (except DE_Danielle), and act like an entire group of real people are being attacked. And instead of a civilized conversation, a derail happens. Because no one answered whether the coptering with Nezha is real or not. You know, the thing the thread was started with. That represents real life people. Also, anime. Traditionally the most lgbt and women friendly type of tv show. Okay then. Edited December 18, 2015 by IEpicWolfI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VentiGlondi Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 THis is the real world and here it's a slur. Are we from the same real world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuestenjung Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 You are welcome to identify Nezha however you please. However, officially, Nezha is a male Warframe. That said, I've been seeing a lot of derogatory comments since his release, the most popular being "trap". Several of these insulting remarks have already been removed from this thread. Out of respect for the community as a whole, I implore you refrain from posting any gender-shaming comments. Thank you and Carry on Tenno (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ I appreciate your work, but my post wasn´t gender-shaming and yet you removed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Void-Shyrok Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 IB4L The word trap is derogatory however people think it is not they are still wrong. Its the same as people thinking any other slur is fine to use and it dose not make them any less wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DE]Danielle Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I appreciate your work, but my post wasn´t gender-shaming and yet you removed it. No hard feelings! If you were quoting someone who was it was removed to keep everything on track. The point of my post was not to derail the thread further, it is unfortunate that this was the result. Locking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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