Free South Califas wrote:I'm not sure why people who have no interest or experience in the issue are debating it here with me. I simply informed the OP how the text they used was offensive and hurtful. If you're ignorant about how the term came about, look up the original video; it is clearly an extension of slurs intended to hurt people with speech disorders and, by implication, autistic people and people with developmental disorders in general.
Nobody said people can't joke and be mean amongst themselves, or even in their own threads, but this is a thread that NSG senate RPers are more or less forced to visit, and the sample comes across as all but required reading. It would be nice if the texts we were pushed into, were either less offensive or less surprising in their aggression. I'm just asking for a little consideration for my feelings - I have them. Intent is not magic - words have a purpose and an effect, or else we wouldn't use them.
It doesn't say anything developmental disorders on the Know Your Meme page: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/derp
The first known instance of the word “derp” comes from the 1998 comedy film Baseketball by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. During a scene where they are caught smelling underwear taken from a woman’s private drawer, Matt runs out of the room and says “Derp.”
