Words/phrases that piss you off

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

"lad"

as in "allright lads [insert macho phrase here]" *hhhhgggggnnnnnn* I don't know what it is...its almost worse than bro

In that case may I suggest that you don't visit the north of England. Up here everyone are either lads or lasses, it is literally the replacement term for male or female.

OT: Obligatory 'could care less' gripe is obligatory.Also to be included are any and all Internet terms used by people who think that slinging a label at the other person wins them the argument, many of which have already been mentioned but I'll also throw in the now rarely used (thankfully) 'Sheeple'.

 

[jklinders]

Uuuurrrgh. This got very gamergatey very quickly.

Oh fuck it.

"Narrative" has been irritating the shit out of me recently. Both sides use it too.

"SJW" was annoying for a awhile, but it's becoming overused to the point of being meaningless. So meh.

Now for something completely different: "Dynamic". It actually has a meaning, but it's used in marketing speak to just mean nonspecifically awesome.

Ohhh, ohhh. "Epic". That word used to fucking mean something damnit, before the bloody cesspit that is the internet got its grubby paws of the word and turned it into "mildly impressive".

I'll admit to using the term "narrative" on this site once or twice, but usually it was me highlighting that something x said supposedly fits into the "narrative" that y is talking about. Not so much buying into the existence of such as expressing other's belief it's there.

I hate "SJW" for the same reason as "MRA." Dehumanizing name tags that are being applied to real people. Whether they are repulsive in their beliefs or not I fucking hate that shit.

Epic has been poorly used for at least as long as I have lived. I'll drop this here http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=epic Warning, it's from Maddox and therefore highly offensive but I can't fault his logic in this case.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

People who tell me about phrases that piss them off

Nothing directly comes to mind, although I do make the effort to point out that proper Latin didn't have soft 'c's, and that Caesar was pronounced Kaesar(hence: the German name for 'Emperor' is Kaiser). That and that the english word 'cut' is derivative of 'caed', which would have to be pronounced with a hard 'c'.

There's also the 'v=w' thing(the french say 'vin' for wine, because it's also derivative from Latin. The true pronounciation is 'Wahn'(phonetic terms)).

But that rarely comes up, and it doesn't faze me most of the time

 

[Teriver]

I hate the word "ta" used to say thank you. It feels to me like somebody is so lazy they can't even use the other 5 letters in thanks, it's not even another syllable.

I don't know about other parts of the word but it is very common in Australia.

 

[Abomination]

I hope the title is fairly self-explanatory, just share some words/phrases that piss you off. Here are mine:

-"Racial Realism"
-Feminazi
-Social Justice Warrior
-Anything that refers to people with autism in a derogatory manner
-Anything that refers to LGBT people in a derogatory manner
-PC Police
-"Cultural Marxism"

(There might be some that I'm forgetting).

Sounds like you're upset by concepts that are not in line with your particular ideology more than words specifically as I'm noting a significant trend.

 

[Sassafrass]

Fit.
Used in a sentence. "That girl/boy/puddle of primordial ooze is well fit."

Just...no. It makes me want to punch whoever says it.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

I hate the word "ta" used to say thank you. It feels to me like somebody is so lazy they can't even use the other 5 letters in thanks, it's not even another syllable.

I don't know about other parts of the word but it is very common in Australia.

Since "thank you" is "tak" in Danish, I was wondering how an Australian knew the that word first time I heard it.

 

[jklinders]

Also to be included are any and all Internet terms used by people who think that slinging a label at the other person wins them the argument, many of which have already been mentioned but I'll also throw in the now rarely used (thankfully) 'Sheeple'.

Arrrrgh, sheeple was one of the very first fucked up terms that really got to me. Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen even a hardcore conspiracy theorist use it. I guess they started noticing how other people's eyes glazed over even from their side of the screen.

 

[Here Comes Tomorrow]

"Cisgender"
Actually, a lot if the Tumblrisms. Most of them. I don't know when everyone started deciding everything needed a special word and a flag and a dedicated movement.

I also hate being refered to as "mate", it sounds really condecending.

Because of Gamergate: misogyny, narrative, sexism, Anita, Quinn, ZQ, harrassment, tweet, twitter, tweeted, feminism, MRA, SJW, ethics, journalism, Ben Kuchera, gamer, gamers, dead, game, trope, DMCA, censor, censorship, ban, banned, reddit, 4chan, kotaku, polygon, logic, email, advertizers, any latin phrase, logical fallicy, strawman, no true scotsman, feminist, writer, blog, blogger, hashtag, sock puppet, account, blocked, made private, deleted, evidence, guilty, Eron, ex, bitter, angry, revenge porn, abuse, abusive, abuser, physical, mental, law, laws, sexualized, objectified, video, YouTube, rape culture, Jim Stirling, moviebob, Bob Chipman, gamergate, resources, discussion, terrorist, ISIS, compare, death threats, rape threats, bomb threats, threats, threatening, vocal, #GG, trolls, vile, minority, debate, comments, 8chan, /v/, Bayonettea, Hitman, strippers, accountable, transparency, Patreon, friends, sex, relationships, prior, invested and finally toblerone.

If people could carry on a discussion about Gamergate without using any of those words, that be just greeeeeeeat.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Also to be included are any and all Internet terms used by people who think that slinging a label at the other person wins them the argument, many of which have already been mentioned but I'll also throw in the now rarely used (thankfully) 'Sheeple'.

Arrrrgh, sheeple was one of the very first fucked up terms that really got to me. Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen even a hardcore conspiracy theorist use it. I guess they started noticing how other people's eyes glazed over even from their side of the screen.

Yeah, to be honest I was a little hesitant to bring it up again as it's been a while since I've seen it used and wasn't particularly happy about reminding people that the term used to be a thing.

Spoiler: Also didn't want to bring about the end of the world.

 

[Tsun Tzu]

I'd like to refer you to a vocal representation of my feeling on a few key words/phrases:

Spoiler: I am 100% behind this idea.

Aside from that!

"Problematic" - Vague, evasive, passive aggressive term with aggravating connotations.

"Literally" - When the user (read: idiot) means 'virtually.' (I don't care what a certain dictionary says. Said dictionary is wrong.)

"Misogyny!?" - It's losing the heft and severity it once had due to over/misuse.

Annnd others that I can't really think of right now.

Oh!

"Obummer/Any idiotic term for the president" - For the love of all things. Using those terms immediately makes it obvious who I should and shouldn't take seriously in a discussion.

 

[Gibbatron]

Racist or sexist and the words derived thereof.

I don't have a problem with the words directly, but the usage of the words that gets to me. It feels like every time I see these words they're being used to describe something as "offensive" to the race or sex in question. That is not what these words mean dammit, racism and sexism refer to discrimination, not offense.

Insulting someone based on their race is not being racist, it's just you being a jerk.

Also, misogynist, misandrist, similar thing. I always understood these words to mean hatred or perhaps extreme distrust of the sex in question. Hatred is a debilitating emotion, I've never hated anyone in my life and I don't really want to. In my experience seeing these words used they are typically describing people and viewpoints that are at most sexist and often just, as above, people being jerks.

 

[V4Viewtiful]

"There's always more fish in the sea" gets my eyes rolling, not that it's cliche or untrue but it doesn't really hold up, there's also octopus, crabs, jelly fish and a bunch of other crap and who wants to go through an ocean to find one fish?
Other than that it is so uncomforting

 

[JohnZ117]

Vegetarian/vegan.


On Sunday in my running group this chick was going on to her friend about how she's vegetarian. At least she had an excuse for being so slow, or so I thought. Then the explains how she just feels sorry for the animals. Fuck. Thankfully I'm a "live and let live" guy by heart or I might have gone crazy on the spot. Would have certainly made the rest of the run awkward.

I always wonder if vegetarians have ever seen a gazelle taken down by lionesses, or what army ants do to whatever is caught in their path. Yes, there are assholes in the world, but, in most cases, we are much kinder to our prey than other animals.