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Originally Posted by fatso
No he's not. He's talking about wanting to use a hurtful word because it communicates a specific meaning to him.
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Originally Posted by fatso
I should address the ad hominem attack which has come up twice now. Briefly, I'll say that my user name is based on two sources. The first is a great Dom DeLuise movie I loved when I was younger called ‘fatso’. My recollection is that it was about developing confidence, even when others don't hold you in high regard because of your appearance. That's why I've only ever had his pic as my avatar from the day I joined this site. The other is from an excerpt from a piece called the Subject of Ideology by Terry Eagleton. One of the things that book is about is the way language and meaning are constantly contested in historical circumstances. I've had 'The Subject of Ideology' in my member biography, also since I joined. No one has ever pm'd me to ask about or discuss it, though I would have gladly had any such conversation. So Yasa, maybe let's not forget that should you choose to mischaracterize me or my position going forward.
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Sliver can't use the a disparaging term for the mentally disabled because it "communicates a specific meaning to him," but you can use a disparaging term for the obese because it communicates a specific meaning to you? Would it really be that hard for you to honor Dom Deluise without using a word that could offend a large group of people? Was Captain Chaos taken?
Would someone be allowed to have the user name "Full ######" if they cited their love of Tropic Thunder as the reasoning behind it?