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[Autumnal Light]

Recursive Paradox

maenad nuri

The r-word: a pledge to stop the usage of the word retarded as an insult

Already signed.

Sadly the biggest fight for me will be against my own subconscious mind that contains those associations. x_x

I know what you mean. Sometimes the greatest battles are fought against oneself.  

[Recursive Paradox]

mute_coyote

Recursive Paradox

maenad nuri

The r-word: a pledge to stop the usage of the word retarded as an insult

Already signed.

Sadly the biggest fight for me will be against my own subconscious mind that contains those associations. x_x

I know what you mean. Sometimes the greatest battles are fought against oneself.

I know this only too well.

It took me 18 years to admit to myself my feelings regarding my gender and body structure.  

[Calixti]

So, according to my biology professor, Medusa's a Greek god. My approximate reaction when he said this: eek stressed gonk crying  

[Recursive Paradox]

I never realized how extraordinarily annoying it is for a guy to hover quietly around a girl he likes when she's not interested until I experienced it on the other side.

x_x

Now I feel the need to apologize to a lot of people...  

[patch99329]

The Indubitable Katie-Kat

So, according to my biology professor, Medusa's a Greek god. My approximate reaction when he said this: eek stressed gonk crying

According to mine, Buddha is a god. wink  

[Calixti]

patch99329

The Indubitable Katie-Kat

So, according to my biology professor, Medusa's a Greek god. My approximate reaction when he said this: eek stressed gonk crying

According to mine, Buddha is a god. wink

scream

Do biology professors EVER study mythology or religion or ANYTHING outside their field?! Earlier this year mine also claimed that Alexander Bell invented the light bulb, for crying out loud!  

[maenad nuri]

Recursive Paradox

maenad nuri

The r-word: a pledge to stop the usage of the word retarded as an insult

Already signed.

Sadly the biggest fight for me will be against my own subconscious mind that contains those associations. x_x

It is hard. Lost the game on words like idiot, imbecile and moron. Those have entered the lexicon and are too far gone to be realized that they were categories of mental retardation!

I'm working on "lame" myself. Crazy is also problematic, but I haven't figure out what I actually mean what I say it.

I put this up on my lj too -- got some interesting responses.  

[Shearaha]

There are some terms that I use every day at work that just don't make sense outside of there.
"Freaky" means an jumpy animal that one moment is sitting quietly and the next is about four feet off the ground flaling al over the place because you touched it.
"Knock down" Is our slang for anesthitize. First time I used it outside of work with other RVTs no one had a clue what I was talking about.

I know that there are terms that we use daily that have one meaning out here and another in there.

Oh, and signed!  

[Autumnal Light]

Recursive Paradox

mute_coyote

Recursive Paradox

maenad nuri

The r-word: a pledge to stop the usage of the word retarded as an insult

Already signed.

Sadly the biggest fight for me will be against my own subconscious mind that contains those associations. x_x

I know what you mean. Sometimes the greatest battles are fought against oneself.

I know this only too well.

It took me 18 years to admit to myself my feelings regarding my gender and body structure.

You have me beat. I had a year-long depression followed by a four-year bout with undiagnosed atypical OCD. All obsessions + no compulsions = no visible sign of wrongness. sweatdrop

For me, the worst part was not knowing what was wrong with me. If you don't mind, may I ask if that was the same for you?  

[Fiddlers Green]

Celeblin Galadeneryn

Sending a classicist to Shakespeare can often end in hair being pulled out. wink But I have heard of it. For the record, if I ever did commit to hero-worship, my religion would suddenly become syncretic. Not surprising given the Indo-European culture study I do. It's bound to happen. ninja

It's a good show, come on. wink

Celeblin Galadeneryn

Just remember that Hektor has a tendancy to not take advice. wink Then again, it's not like Marcus Antonius was the most loyal thing out there either. He did kind of ******** off to Egypt.

I love for people to learn from their own mistakes. It creates a more real and lasting lesson methinks.
Well, he did kinda ******** off to Egypt 'cause Octavian was scum.
He was Loyal to Ceasar. He avenged him, and did so in fine Roman style.
Personal loyalty. It is earned. It cannot be transferred. Especially not to some megalomaniacal man-child on a rampage. Not that Anthony wasn't a megalomaniac on a rampage, but what's the fun in history if we don't play favourites?
Keep in mind, I personally favour Cicero, and he and Anthony hated each other.  

[scorplett]

maenad nuri

Recursive Paradox

maenad nuri

The r-word: a pledge to stop the usage of the word retarded as an insult

Already signed.

Sadly the biggest fight for me will be against my own subconscious mind that contains those associations. x_x

It is hard. Lost the game on words like idiot, imbecile and moron. Those have entered the lexicon and are too far gone to be realized that they were categories of mental retardation!

I'm working on "lame" myself. Crazy is also problematic, but I haven't figure out what I actually mean what I say it.

I put this up on my lj too -- got some interesting responses.

We're quite lucky in that we have a lot of colloquialisms that have developed aside from direct relation to mental retardation such as 'eejet', 'gobshite', 'gombeen', in hiberno-english, or 'dope' and 'cracked' in dublineese.
That said, I do often use the word 'retarded' in the sense of slow, such as "that service was retarded", or "traffic today is retarded" and find many people get offended and confused by my use of it despite the context.  

[Calixti]

Celeblin Galadeneryn

The Indubitable Katie-Kat

So, according to my biology professor, Medusa's a Greek god. My approximate reaction when he said this: eek stressed gonk crying

How is he defining god? Lots of people don't realise that there can be diffent types of divinities. Depending on the version, Medousa doesn't even start as completely human.

According to him, a "god," lowercase "g," is "one of those weird things from dead religions."

I can kill him now?  

[Wrath of Ezekiel]

The Indubitable Katie-Kat

Celeblin Galadeneryn

The Indubitable Katie-Kat

So, according to my biology professor, Medusa's a Greek god. My approximate reaction when he said this: eek stressed gonk crying

How is he defining god? Lots of people don't realise that there can be diffent types of divinities. Depending on the version, Medousa doesn't even start as completely human.

According to him, a "god," lowercase "g," is "one of those weird things from dead religions."

I can kill him now?

Yes, you may. twisted  

[Recursive Paradox]

mute_coyote

For me, the worst part was not knowing what was wrong with me. If you don't mind, may I ask if that was the same for you?

That was entirely my problem for most of it. I thought that kind of pain was normal for male bodied people.

x_x