I admit that I am someone who uses 'lame' all the time, and I have to say, I have never once even put it together that someone would think it insulting to a certain part of the population. My brain doesn't go there. It's like looking for an insult when none is to be had. I understand that people are very keen on talking about marginalization in both fiction and the real world, but I just think this takes it too far. 'retarded' is another bad one of mine, and that I get. That I can look at and go 'yes, bad Tania, correct thyself', but lame is a wholly archaic term that has no meaning in the traditional medical way for 99.99% of the population.
I just think there has to be a point at which we evolve our language and there so very few words left in our collective vocabulary for displeasure at a situation that *aren't* offensive to someone, 'lame' seems to be the mildest and least offensive one left.
Of course, that doesn't mean I don't find your brain sexy and your ability to engage in a conversation about this and other pejoratives to be be completely awesome, but there's got to be a line as to just how 'P.C.' we are all going to get.
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Date: 2009-08-07 03:45 pm (UTC)I just think there has to be a point at which we evolve our language and there so very few words left in our collective vocabulary for displeasure at a situation that *aren't* offensive to someone, 'lame' seems to be the mildest and least offensive one left.
Of course, that doesn't mean I don't find your brain sexy and your ability to engage in a conversation about this and other pejoratives to be be completely awesome, but there's got to be a line as to just how 'P.C.' we are all going to get.